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>MYHMERE GAMES

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Copyrig Maew J. Fic

Swor & Wiarry, S&W, a Mymere Game are e raemark o Maew J. Fic

By Maew J. Fic

Coribuor: Marv Breig, Jao Coe, Alle . Groe, Jr., a Jerry Mape

Cover Ar: Pee Mulle

Eiig: Jame Maliewki, Rob Raga, a Jee Roacer

Ierior Ar: Ewar M. Ka, Pee Mulle, Je Preo, Micael Sore, a Ca ToroLayou: Rob Raga (r priig) a Jee Roacer (eco priig)

Aiioal prooreaig a uggeio: Jim Bobb, Eric Norre, a e Swor & Wiarry orum

Origial Syem a Rule Auor: Dave Areo a Gary Gygax

Syem Reerece Auor: Joaa wee, Moe Cook, Skip William, Ric Baker, Ay Colli,

Davi Nooa, Ric Rema, Bruce R. Corell, Jo D. Raeli, Toma Rei, a Jame Wya

Deicae o E. Gary Gygax (-)

a o Jerry Mape, or i coribuio o ol-cool gamig

Wi pecial ak o: e Kig a Kave Aleoue

Second Prin Ediion Marc


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"Imagination will oen carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere."

Carl Saga


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Table of ConTenTs

Iroucio iv

Caper : Geing Sared

Te Dice Creaig a Caracer

Seig Up Your Caracer See Roll Abiliy Score

Caper : Caracer Classes

Cooe a Caracer Cla Cleric Figig-ma (Figer) Te Magic-uer

Cooe a Caracer Race Dwarve Elve

Halig Cooe a Aligme

Caper : Iems and Equipmen

Buy Equipme Sarig Gol

Calculaig Armor Cla How Muc You Ca Carry Moveme

Caper : Playing e Game

How o Play Gaiig Experiece ime Savig Trow Comba

Surprie Declare Spell Declare Iiiaive Fir Iiiaive Pae Te Aack Roll Specic Siuaio

urig e Uea Damage a Dea Healig Morale Aceig AC Comba

Avice or Avace Play Hirig Aia Higer Level Aveurig

Magical Reearc Gameplay Example

Caper : Spells

Cleric Spell Li

Magic-uer Spell Li

Caper : Running e Game

Reeree Iormaio Deigig a Aveure Creaig a Campaig Experiece Poi

Caper : Monsers

Moer Creaig Moer

Callege Level Aveure Deig How Do Callege Level Work?

Moer Li

Caper : reasure

reaure "raig" GP Value or reaure Magic Poio Decripio Proecio Scroll Decripio Uuual Armor Decripio

Uuual Weapo Decripio Wa Rig Sa Mic. Magical Iem Decripio Cure Iem

Caper : Publising and License Inormaion

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IntroductIonI 9, Gary Gygax (98-2008) a Dave Areo wroe e worl r aay role-

playig game, a imple a very exible e o rule a lauce a eirely ew gere o

gamig. I 9, e r uppleme o ee rule wa publie, wi Rob Ku a Mr.

Gygax co-auor. May year laer, i e year 2000, Wiar o e Coa allowe e ue

o mo o e maerial rom a game uer a licee calle e Ope Game Licee. Wayoure reaig i a approximae re-creaio o e Gygax-Areo origial aay role-

playig game, creae uig e Ope Game Licee. Te re-creaio i exaci o al-

lowe o be, a we ave reae e origial copyrig wi umo repec. Bu wile e

laguage i i book may be a lile bi le magical a i e origial, we believe e rule

a yem are cloe eoug o reprouce e ligig i a bole o a origial eiio

(oe calle e). I ac, we ik SWORDS & WIzARDRY i acually a bi beer orga-

ie a eaier o lear a e origial. Sice e origial rule were upplemee wi

everal laer book, i impoible o ail ow ay cao e o rule or e. Ti i our

ierpreaio o e game, uig rule a yem rom oly e origial e o rulebook

a ome elece rule-maerial rom e laer uppleme.

SWORDS & WIzARDRY i a aay role-playig game. Te rule are exremely or,

compare o e muli-page rule-librarie require o play mo moer role-playig

game. Ye i game coai wii iel all e ee a oul o myic aay, e buil-

ig block o va complexiy, e kilig o woer. Te game i o powerul becaue i

ecapulae i a mall ormula, like a geie kep imprioe i e mall compa o a u-

remarkable lamp. I alo, or a maer, e ulimae ool or e exper Reeree wo cu-

omie i worl wi varia rule a o-olkieeque viio o e Sword & Sorcery

gere. Te cuomiabiliy o a mall yem i very powerul.

Becaue e rule a yem o e wa e ouaio or may laer aay role-playig

game, you will a SWORDS & WIzARDRY i more a ju a imulacrum o e. Ii alo eige o be compaible wi a umber o oer aay game, bo i eir origi-

al orm or creae uig e Ope Game Licee. You will a i game i compa-

ible wi Fir Eiio (Gary Gygax), Seco Eiio, Baic (Molvay), Baic (Holme),

OSRIC, Labyri Lor, a oer. Moule creae or ee game will be uable (o a

greaer or leer egree) wi SWORDS & WIzARDRY, a SWORDS & WIzARDRY

moule are playable uig e rule or ay o ee oer game.

Alo, you ca publi your ow aveure, oue rule, a oer maerial or i game.

Guielie a requireme are i e back o e book rig beore e Ope Game

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Chapter 1: geTTing sTarTed

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tHe dIceSWORDS & WIzARDRY ue everal iere ki

o ice, a we abbreviae em accorig o ow

may ie ey ave. So, e our-ie ie i calle

a 4, a i were ellig you o roll 3 o em, we ay

o roll 34. Te ix-ie ie i a 6, e eig-ieie i a , e e-ie ie i a 1, e welve-ie

ie i a 1, a e wey-ie ie i a . Tere i

o ie wi 1 iewa you o o roll a 1 i

o roll wo e-ie ice, reaig e r roll a e

e a e eco roll a e oe. So, i you were

o roll a 7 a e a 3, a woul mea a 73. A roll o

a mea a reul o 1.

creatIng a cHaracterUle youre goig o be e Reeree, you ar by crea-

ig a caracer. Youll roll ome ice o eermie yourcaracer reg a oer baic aribue, pick a

caracer cla, ue e caracer game moey o buy

equipme, a e ar o play. I youre e Reeree,

youve go a bi more preparaio o oa covere

laer i a ecio epecially or you.

Setting Up Your Character SheetIormaio abou your caracer goe o a caracer

ee, wic ca be a imple a a iex car. Te carmig look like i, wi your equipme (a maybe

pell) joe ow o e back:

StrengthRoll 36 or your Sreg core, a wrie i o your

caracer ee. A ig Sreg give your caracer

boue we aackig wi a wor or oer a-

el weapo (calle a melee weapo). Te able

below ow you e eec o your Sreg core

For coveiece, you may wa o wrie ow ee

Roll Ability ScoresTe baic aribue o a caracer are umber rep-

reeig Sreg, Dexeriy (quicke a coori-

aio), Coiuio (geeral eal a arie)

Ielligece (eucaio a IQ), Wiom (commo

ee), a Carima (leaerip). Te r ep

eee o creae a caracer i o roll ice or ee

ix abiliy core.


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ConstitutionRoll 36 or your Coiuio core. A ig

Coiuio give your caracer exra i poi.

Table 3: Constitution

Score Hit Point Modier

8 -2 +

8 +

IntelligenceRoll 36 or your Ielligece core. A ig Ielligece

i e Prime Aribue or Magic-uer caracer, a

oly Magic-uer wi ig Ielligece are able o

Table 4: Intelligence

Score Max. AdditionalLanguages

Max. Spell Level

7

8

2

2

2

7

4 4 7

4 8

87

8

WisdomRoll 36 or your Wiom core. Wiom i e

Prime Aribue or Cleric caracer, a ay car-

acer wi a Wiom core o 13 or iger gai a 5%

bou o all experiece poi awar. I a Cleric a a

Wiom core o 15 or greaer, e gai a aiioal

r level pell.

CharismaRoll 36 or your Carima core. A igly carima-

ic caracer a a beer cace o i way ou o rou-

ble, a ca lea more ollower a caracer wi

a low Carima. Ay caracer wi a Carima core

o 13 or iger receive a bou o 5% o all experiece

poi awar.

Table 5: Charisma

Score Max. Hirelings4

2

78

2 4

7

8 7

Table 2: Dexterity

Score Hit Modiers AC Adjustment

8 + [-]2 + +

8 + - [+]

lear e ige-level pell. Toe Magic-uer wi

a Ielligece over 15 ear a exra r level pell.

Important Note: Your Reeree will decide whether your

game is using the Descending armor class system where

a lower AC is harder to hit, or the Ascending AC sys-

tem, where a higher AC is harder to hit. Numbers or the

Ascending AC system are set o in brackets.

DexterityRoll 36 or your Dexeriy core. A ig Dexeriy

core give your caracer boue we aackig

wi a bow or oer miile weapo (uually calle a

rage weapo), a improve your armor cla,

makig you arer o i.

Table 1: Strength

Score Hit Modiers Damage Bonus

8 - -

2 + +

8 + +

boue o your caracer ee ex o e Sreg

core. Sreg i e Prime Aribue or e Figig-

ma cla.


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Chapter 2: CharaCTer Classes

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Prime Attribute: Wisdom, 13+ (5% experience)

Hit Dice: 1d6+1/level (Gains hp/level ater 9th.)

Armor/Shield Permitted: Any.

Weapons Permitted: Blunt weapons only (club, ail,

hammer, mace, sta, etc.). No missile weapons,

other than oil or slings (Reeree permitting).

cHooSe a cHaracter claSSOce youve rolle up your abiliy core, e ex ep

i o cooe a caracer cla. Tere are ree carac-

er clae: Figig-ma, Cleric, a Magic-uer. Your

Reeree may alo ave ivee oer caracer cla-

e, or may be allowig opioal caracer clae romome oer aay game. Aer cooig your car-

acer cla, make ure o wrie ow your experiece

poi (XP) bou. I bae o your Wiom (poible

+5%), your Carima (poible +5%), a e Prime

Aribue or e caracer cla you cooe (poible

+5%), wi a oal poible +15%.

ClericCleric are armore prie wo erve Law/Goo or

Cao/Evil. Mo Cleric ave a paro eiy or erve

a paricular religio. Feel ree o make up e eail,i your Reeree oe ue a paricular myology

or e campaig youre playig i. Regarle o e

eail, you are a campio o your ai a moral

aligme. You mig be a iier wic-

uer, a exorci o emo, or a i-

ig kig o e ai. Becaue mo o

a Cleric abiliie are oriee owar

ealig a proecig, Cleric e o

play a uppor role urig comba, backig

up e ro lie, bu able o a ouler

o ouler wi e pary Figig-me

i ee bea lea or a wile. A a Cleric

grow i power a repuaio, e mig e-abli a rogol or i ai: a orie moa-

ery, a oarig caeral i e wilere, or waev-

er rike im a e be way o proec a erve i

ock o acolye a peaa ollower.

Cleric Class AbilitiesSpell Casing: Cleric ca ivie pell rom a peci-

ic li, a per e Cleric Avaceme able. Cleric o

pecic go mig ave eirely iere e o pell

a eige by e Reeree. Eac ay, e Cleric pray

or a cerai e o pell, cooig ay pell rom eaar li. Oce a pell i ca, i cao be ca agai

uil e ex ay, ule e Cleric ca prepare e

pell more a oce.

Banising Undead: Cleric ca ur (See urning

Undead, Page 21.) e uea, makig em ee rom

e Cleric olie (or, i e cae o a evil Cleric

brigig em o eel a erva a miio).

Religious Srongold (9th level): A i level, a

Cleric caracer may eabli a rogol a araca boy o loyal (or perap eve aaic) me-a-arm

wo will wear ealy o im.


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Fighting-man (Fighter)You are a warrior, raie i bale a i e ue o ar-mor a weapo. Perap you are a erociou Vikig

raier, a roamig amurai, or a meieval kig.

Waever ype o Figig-ma you cooe o play, you

will probably e up o e ro lie o your ave-

urig pary, goig oe-o-oe wi rago, gobli,

a evil culi, ackig your way roug em a

akig e bru o eir aack. Te Figig-ma

caracer i be equippe o all e caracer clae

o i ou amage a aborb i, oo. Cleric eal, a

Magic-uer ca pell, bu e ow-a-iry ack

a la work i up o you. Youre goig o erve a e

Prime Attribute: Strength, 13+ (5% experience)

Hit Dice: 1d6+/level (Gains 3 hp/level ater 9th.)


Weapons Permitted: Any.

Table 6: Cleric Advancement

Spells

Level Experience Hit Dice Saving Throw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4

2 , 2 , 2 2

4 , 4 2

4, 2 2

, 2 2

7 , 7 8 2 2 2

8 , 8 7 2 2 2 2 2

, 2 2

22, +2 hp

2, +4 hp 4 4 4 4

2 , + hp 4 4 4 4 4 4

4, +8 hp 4 4 4 4 , + hp 4 2

7, +2 hp 4 2

4, +4 hp 4

7 7, + hp 4 7 7 7

8 78, +8 hp 4 7 7 7 7 7 4

8, +2 hp 4 8 8 8 7 7 4 2

2 2, +22 hp 4 8 8 8 8 8 2

2+ +7, +2 hp/level 4 8 8 8 8 8 2


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Table 7: Fighting-man Advancement

Level Experience Hit Dice Saving Throw

2 2, 2

4, 4

4 8, 4

, 2 2,

7 4, 7

8 28, 8

2, 8

, + hp 7

4, + hp

2 , + hp

, +2 hp

4 7, + hp

8, +8 hp

, +2 hp 7 ,, +24 hp

8 ,, +27 hp

,2, + hp

2 ,, + hp

2+ +, + hp/level

The Magic-userTe Magic-uer i a myeriou gure, a ue o

arcae power a pell caig. Uually cloake i

robe wove wi myical ymbol, Magic-uer ca

be evaaig oppoe. However, ey are uually

pyically weaker a oer aveurig clae, aare uraie i e ue o armor a weapo. A

Magic-uer progre i level, ey geerally become

e mo powerul o e caracer clae. Perap oeay, oug, you will rie o uc eig o power a

you ca buil a myically proece ower or your re-

earce, creae abulou magic iem, a cribe ew

ormulae or iero ukow pell. Suc arc-ma-

ge ca way e poliic o kigom, a comma

repec a ear acro e realm.

Prime Attribute: Intelligence, 13+ (5% experience)

Hit Dice: 1d6-1* (Gains 1 hp/level ater 9th level.)

Armor/Shield Permitted: None.

Weapons Permitted: Dagger, sta, and darts.

* Magic-users gain a minimum of one hit point per level.

pary wor a iel, proecig e weaker pary

member a akig ow e eemie beore you.

Perap oe ay ey will ell lege o your bale

prowe, a ollower will ock o your cale rog-

ol were you revel i your ame, rice, a ewly

eare obiliy. Fail, o coure, a youll ie, ju a-oer orgoe warrior i a agerou worl.

Fighting-man Class AbilitiesEsablis Srongold (9th): A i level, a Figig-

ma may eabli a rogol a arac a boy o

loyal me-a-arm wo will wear ealy o im. Mo

likely, e proecio o a cale will arac villager,

a e Figig-ma will become a eual Lor or

eve a Baro.

Muliple Aacks: Agai creaure wi le a oeull i ie, a Figig-ma make oe aack per level

eac rou.

Magic-user Class AbilitiesSpell Casing: Ulike e Cleric, a Magic-uer ow a

book o pell, wic oe o ecearily iclue all o

e pell o e aar li. Reaig rom e booke Magic-uer pree i coe pell ormulae io

i mi, preparig ee pell. Oce a prepare

pell i ca, i iappear rom e Magic-uer abiliy

o ca (uil i i prepare agai). I i poible o pre-

pare a pell muliple ime uig e available lo i

e Magic-uer memory/capabiliy. I e Magic-uer

croll o pell wile aveurig, e ca copy

em io i pell book.

Wizards ower (11th): A 11th level, a Magic-uer gai

e ile o wiar, a ca buil a rogol orimel o oue i librarie a laboraorie. He will

arac a mixe bag o mercearie, rage erva

(ome wi o abiliie a eormiie), a eve a

ew moer, perap. Ti moley crew will wear e-

aly o im a erve im wi waever loyaly e ca

ipire i em.


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Table 8: Magic-user Advancement

Spells

Level Experience Hit Dice Saving Throw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 2, 2 4 2

, 2

4 , 4 2 2 2, 4 2

4, 4 2 2

7 , 7 4 2

8 , 8 8 4 2

, 7 4 2

, + hp 4 4 2 2

28, +2 hp 4 4 4

2 8, + hp 4 4 4 4 4

, +4 hp 4 4 2

4 4, + hp 4 4

77, + hp 4 4 2 , +7 hp 2

7 ,, +8 hp 2 2

8 ,, + hp 2 2

,2, + hp 7 7 7 2 2

2 ,42, + hp 7 7 7 7 7 7 2

2+ +, + hp/level 7 7 7 7 7 7 2


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cHooSe a cHaracter raceI a aay worl, uma oe are aloe. Elve

may populae e grea ore, Dwarve may carve

eir all a mie io e ear o e ear, a

Halig may reie i e comorable ill-oue o

eir bucolic ire. By cora, ome aay worlepic a iolae uma race pie agai acie

pre-uma evil a e grim, avage wilere o

worl a e aw (or uk) o uma civiliaio i-

el. Some aay worl, a a ir example, acce-

uae e biarre, wi a wie variey o aay race

available o e playeruc worl are lle wi

coic a coraicio, alway wi a ew woer

o be ou beyo e ex corer. Te Reeree eer-

mie wa o-uma race, i ay, you ca cooe

or your caracer. I ac, e Reeree mig permi

race a are covere ere.

Prime Attribute: Strength, 13+ (5% experience)

Hit Dice: 1d6+ (Gains 3 hp/level ater 10th level.)


Weapons Permitted: Any.

Table 9: Dwarven Warrior Advancement

Level Experience Hit Dice Saving Throw

2 2, 2

4, 4

4 8, 4

, 2 2,

7 , 7

8 22, 8

, 8

44, + hp 7

+ +, + hp/level

Dwarven Warrior Class AbilitiesEsablis Srongold (9th): A i level, a Dwarve

Warrior caracer may eabli a rogol a a-

rac a boy o loyal Dwarve-a-arm wo wil

wear ealy o im.

DwarvesTe player-caracer Dwar a a +4 o avig row

agai ay magic, a eaily ake oe o cerai ea-

ure o oework: lopig corrior, movig wall,

a rap mae o oe (i paricular: allig block,

rigge ceilig, a iy arrow li eige o releae

poio ga or ar). Tere i o eablie ie roll or

rule or uig ee abiliie; exacly wa e Dwar

oe or oe o perceive i up o e Reeree.

Te oly caracer clae available o player-carac-

er Dwarve are oe o Figig-ma or Dwarve

Warrior. Dwarve Figig-me are ormal Figig-

me, bu ey cao progre beyo ix level.

Dwarve a are not player-caracer mig ave

compleely iere limiaio or abiliie a play-

er-caracer Dwarve aveurer, a eermie by

e Reeree.

The Dwarven WarriorDwarve Warrior ca gai level beyo ix, bu

e progreio low ramaically aer ix level. I

e Reeree permi e Dwarve Warrior cla, ere i

o game bee o elecig e more limie Dwarve

gig-ma cla ule e reeree a creae uc

a bee.


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ElvesReeree ierpre Elve i all ki o iere way.

Are ey e iier aerie-olk o Iri lege, e

Vair o Nore lege, e uma-like Woo Elve or

e powerul a alie Grey Elve o olkie, or ome-

ig ele ee by e Reeree ow imagiaio?A oe poible game-ierpreaio o Elve, ey are

preee ere wi oe poible caracer cla avail-

able oly o elve, calle, or lack o a beer erm, a

Elve Aveurer.

Prime Attribute: Strength or Intelligence, 15+ (5%

experience)

Hit Dice: 1d6+ or Fighter levels (Gains 3 hp/level a-

ter 9th.) and 1d6-1 or Magic-user levels (Gains 1 hp/

level ater 9th.)

Armor/Shield Permitted: Only magical armor

when acting as a Magic-user, and any armor while

acting as a Fighting-man.

Weapons Permitted: Dagger, sta, or darts when

acting as a Magic-user. All weapons are permitted

when the El acts like a Fighting-man.

Elven Adventurer Special AbilitiesClass Versailiy: Te Elve Aveurer may cooe,

o ay give ay (perap we e moo rie)

A oe or Dwarve, oe Elve wo are o play-

er-caracer mig ave abiliie a limiaio com-

pleely iere rom oe o a aveurig El. Te

aure o e elve race a a wole i compleely eprovice o e Reeree, a mig iclue o player

caracer o ay cla.

Te aar SWORDS & WIzARDRY El ca ee

i e ark (arkviio) a a rage o 6 a geeral-

ly a a 4 i 6 cace o ecre oor we earc-

ig (ulike e oer race, wic ave a i 6 cace).

Saar Elve are alo immue o e pell Carm

Person a Sleep.

I Sword & Sorcerycampaig were ere are aciepre-uma race uc a Alaea, Sygia, a e

like, uc race mig be ubiue or Elve uig

e ame parameer provie or e Elve race.

weer o ac a a Magic-uer or a Figig-ma. A

a reul, e Aveurer a wo alerae cla o-i

boue a avig row, epeig upo weer

e oe eel a ay or ummoe up e pow-

er o ca pell. Ay experiece gaie by aveur-

ig o a ay i applie o a cla, Figig-ma orMagic-uer, a e player mu keep rack o e El

experiece poi i e wo eparae clae. We

e caracer gai a level, i poi are rolle a or-

mal or a level. Te caracer i poi o o

cage epeig o e cla e cooe o a give

ay; i i poi are alway e oal o all e ice e

a gaie. However, oce e Elve Aveurer a

i ice rom ay combiaio o cla level, e gai

o more ice a gai oly a +1 o i i poi (or

Magic-uer level) or +3 (or Figig-ma level) wi

eac level beyo. Alo a i poi, aiioal leveli eac cla require 13, experiece poi, regar-

le o e "ormal co" o avaceme or e cla.

For purpoe o pell a oer calculaio a ee

o kow a caracer level, e Elve Aveurer oal

i ice are coue, a we e i caig pell e i

reae a avig oly i Magic-uer level.

Elve Aveurer mu ue a pell book o prepare

pell, ju a a Magic-uer, a pell iappear rom

i caig capabiliy oce ey are ca, alo i e

ame way a a Magic-uer o.


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cHooSe an alIgnmentTere i o of cial aligme yem or SWORDS &

WIzARDRY. I ome campaig, e ruggle bewee

Law a Cao i e oly uperaural coic, a

Goo a Evil are oig more a peroal preer-

ece el by moral (e Sword & Sorcerymoel). I

oer campaig, i i e ruggle bewee Goo a

Evil a ee were go a moral a i e

gra ceme o eve (e Hig Faay moel).

Some campaig mig coai uperaural ac-

io backig e wole e o Law, Cao, Goo

Evil, Neuraliy, or mixure o e variou aligme

Tee core rule o ry o ell e Reeree ow o

ale aligme; e Reeree i ree o ue ay yem

e cooe. I youre playig e game a you wa a

uof cial eaul, e e player may cooe oe

o ree aligme: Law, Cao, or Neuraliy. Mo

caracer will be eural. Te goo guy are Lawul

e ba guy are Caoic, a ayoe ju ryig o

acieve ame a orue i Neural.

Table 10: Elven Adventurer Advancement1

LevelExperience

(Fighter)

Experience

(Magic-user)

Hit Dice

(Fighter/Magic-user)

Saving Throw

(Fighter/Magic-user)

Spells

1 2 3 4 5

/

2 2, 2, 2 /4 2 4, , 4/ 2

4 8, , 4 /2 2

2, 2, 2/ 4 2

4, 4, / 4 2 2

7 28, , 7 / 4 2

8 2, , 8 /8 4 2

, , 8/7 4 2

+ +, +, + hp/level / + hp/level

1 Advancement past th level is possible for an Elven Adventurer. Experience required to advance a level in either class afte

reaching hit dice is 1, per level. Saving Throws and Spells progress past th level as shown on the Magic-user and Fighte

advancement tables, so this information is omitted here for the sake of brevity.

HalflingsTere are may ype o Halig wic appear i li-

eraure, a i group coul iclue gome, pixie or

airie, mall olk rom e ire-la, or ay oer o

e wee olk wic e Reeree will allow i i cam-

paig. Halig caracer (i wae by player a al-

lowe by e Reeree) may ave e capabiliie o up

o a our level Figig-ma. I e Reeree i uig

a oue-rule yem a iclue a Tie caracer

cla, a i make ee or e Reeree campaig, emig alo cooe o allow Halig Tie caracer.


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Chapter 3: iTems and eQuipmenT

11

buy eQuIpmentEac caracer ar wi ome gol piece a e be-

giig o e game, ue o buy equipme. Oe gol

piece (gp) i wor 1 ilver piece (p) or 1 copper

piece (cp). Price or equipme are lie o e a-

ble below.

Table 11: General Equipment

Item Cost

Backpack ( pound capacity) gpBarrel 2 gp

Bedroll 2 sp

Bell gp

Block and tackle gp

Bottle (wine), glass 2 gp

Candle cp

Canvas (sq. yd) sp

Case (map or scroll) gp

Chain ( t) gp

Chalk, piece cp

Chest 2 gpCrowbar 2 sp

Fishing net (2 sq eet) 4 gp

Flask (leather) cp

Flint & Steel gp

Garlic ( pound) sp

Grappling Hook gp

Hammer sp

Holy Symbol, wooden gp

Holy Symbol, silver 2 gp

Holy Water 2 gp

Ink ( oz) gpLadder ( t) cp

Lamp (bronze) sp

Lantern, bullseye 2 gp

Lantern, hooded 7 gp

Lock 2+ gp

Manacles gp

Item Cost

Mirror (small steel) 2 gp

Musical Instrument gp

Oil (lamp), pint sp

Parchment (sheet) 2 sp

Pole, t 2 spPot, iron sp

Rations, trail (day) sp

Rations, dried (day) gp

Rope, hemp ( t) gp

Rope, silk ( t) gp

Sack ( pounds capacity) gp

Sack ( pounds capacity) 2 gp

Shovel 2 gp

Signal Whistle sp

Spellbook (blank) 2 gp

Spike, iron cpTent gp

Torch cp

Waterskin gp

Wolvesbane sp

Table 12: Transportation

Type Cost

Cart, Hand gp

Galley, Small ( rowers) 2, gpGalley, Large ( rowers) 4, gp

Horse, Riding 4 gp

Horse, War 2 gp

Mule 2gp

Rowboat 2 gp

Wagon gp

Starting GoldRoll 36 a muliply by 1. Ti rep-

ree e umber o gol piece (gp)

a your caracer ge o ave a e

ar o e campaig.

Item Descriptions:orce bur or oe our a creae a 3 raiu

o lig. A pi o oil i a laer bur or 4 our.

Normal laer creae a 3 raiu o lig, a bull-

eye laer creae a beam o lig 6 log bu oly

1 wie.


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Table 13: Melee Weapons

Weapon Damage Weight Cost

Axe, battle, 2 d8 gp

Axe, hand d gp

Club d4 gpDagger d4 2 2 gp

Hammer, war d4+ gp

Lance 2d4+ gp

Mace, heavy d+ gp

Mace, light d4+ 4 gp

Spear, 2, d gp

Sta d gp

Sword, bastard, 2 d8 2 gp

Sword, long d8 gp

Sword, short d 8 gp

Sword, two-handed d gp Weapon can be used either one or two-handed2 When wielded two-handed, gain + damage bonus3 Can be used as both a melee and a missile weapon

Table 14: Missile Weapons

Weapon Damage Weight Cost

Arrows (2) d 2 gp

Axe, hand d gp

Bolt, heavy (2) d+ 2 gp

Bolt, light (2) d4+ 4 gpBow, long gp

Bow, short gp

Crossbow, heavy 2 gp

Crossbow, light 2 gp

Dart d 2 sp

Javelin d sp

Sling 2 sp

Spear d gp

Stones, sling (2) d4 gp

Table 15: Missile Weapons Rate o Fire and Range

Weapon Rate o Fire Range1

Axe, hand t

Bow, long 2 7 t

Bow, short 2 t

Crossbow, heavy 8 tCrossbow, light t

Dart t

Javelin 2 t

Sling 4 t

Spear 2 t -2 to-hit per increment


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Table 16: Armor

Armor Type Efect on AC Weight1 Cost

Chain -4 [+4] 7 gp

Leather -2 [+2] 2 gp

Plate - [+] 7 gpRing - [+] 4 gp

Shield - [+] gp Magical armor weighs half normal

calculatIng armor claSS

Important Note: Your Reeree will decide whether your

game is using the Descending armor class system where

a lower AC is harder to hit, or the Ascending AC sys-

tem, where a higher AC is harder to hit. Numbers or the

Ascending AC system are set o in brackets.

Descending AC Sysem: I e Deceig AC Syem,

a uarmore uma i armor cla . Te armor you

buy lower your armor cla, a e lower e armor

cla, e arer you are o i. o calculae your armor

cla, look a e Armor able above, i e Eec o

AC colum. For waever ype o armor you boug,

ubrac e umber ow rom your bae armor

cla o . Ta your ew armor cla.

Ascending AC Sysem: For e Aceig AC yem

a uarmore pero i armor cla [1]. Your armor

a o your AC, o e iger your AC, e arer i

i or eemie o i you. o calculae your armor cla

look a e Armor able above, i e Eec o AC

colum. For waever ype o armor you boug, a

e umber ow i bracke o your bae armor cla

o 1. Ta your ew armor cla.


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How mucH you can carryWeig i lie i pou. A ormal level o mi-

cellaeou equipme (o icluig armor a weap-

o) i aume o weig 1 pou. reaure i ae

o i, wi eac coi a gem weigig .1 pou.

Tee are big, eavy coi a gem, bu a ju eway o ig i a aay worl. Coi oul clik,

a gem oul be e ie o ice.

movementAll caracer, epeig o wa or o armor eyre

wearig a wa eyre carryig, ave a bae move-

me rae a ollow:

Table 17: Movement Rate

Weight Carried Rate

Up to 7 pounds 2

7 pounds

pounds

pounds ( pound maximum)

Table 18: Indoor/Subterranean/City Movement

Description Speed Results

Careul Base movement rate times t/turn Mapping is permitted, and normal chances or surprise exist

WalkingBase movement rate times 2 t/turn

(x2 per round)No mapping or careul observation is allowed

RunningBase movement rate times 4 t/turn

(x4 per round)

No mapping permitted, characters are automatically

surprised, and have no chance to surprise others. The sound

o their running may attract enemies

Combat

Base movement rate in t/round

(e.g., 2 t/round or an

unencumbered human)

This may also be interpreted as the distance a character can

move in combat without suering ree attacks rom enemies

or consequences a retreating character might incur

Table 19: Outdoor Movement

Description Speed ResultsHiking Base movement rate in miles/day No orced march checks required

Forced March Base movement (x2) in miles/day Forced march checks required (4d vs. Strength)

Combat

Base movement rate in yards/round

(e.g., 2 yds/round or an

unencumbered human)

This may also be interpreted as the distance a character can

move in combat without suering ree attacks rom enemies

or consequences a retreating character might incur


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Chapter 4: playing The game

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SavIng tHrowSFrom ime o ime, a pell or ome oer ki o aar

require you o make a avig row. A ucceul av-

ig row mea a e caracer (or moer) avoi

e rea or lee i eec. Eac caracer cla aa Savig Trow arge umber, wic ge lower a

lower a e caracer gai level. o make a avig

row, roll a . I e reul i equal o or iger a

e caracer avig row arge umber, e avig

row uccee. Moer ca alo make avig row

(a moer avig row arge umber i lie i e

moer ecripio).

How to playOce youve go a caracer, e Reeree will ecribe

were e caracer i, a wa e ee. Te game

mig ar i a rural peaa village, i a va a

eemig ciy pike wi ower a miare, i a ca-

le, a aver, or a e gae o a acie ombaup o e Reeree. Bu rom a poi o,you ecribe

wa your caracer oe. Goig ow air, aack-

ig a rago, ig o e people you mee: all o ee

or o ig areyoureciio. Te Reeree ell you

wa appe a a reul: maybe oe air lea ow

o a uge omb, or a rago aack your caracer.

Ta or e Reeree o ecie. Te rule below are

guielie or ow o ale cerai eve: comba,

moveme, ealig, yig, a oer impora par

o e game.

Baically, you a e Reeree work ogeer, wi e

Reeree alig e eail o a agerou aay

worl, a you alig wa your caracer oe i

i. Te epic ory o your caracer rie o greae

(or o i uoruae ea) i your o creae i e

Reeree worl.

gaInIng experIenceCaracer are aware experiece poi (XP) or

killig moer a accumulaig reaure. Moer

ave a e experiece poi value (i e moer e-cripio), a oe gol piece i equal o oe XP. I

may eem o o awar experiece or reaure, bu

keep i mi a every gol piece gaie by e car-

acer i a iex o e player kill. Awarig experi-

ece oly or killig moer ail o rewar a pary o

aveurer a ucceully lure a rago away rom

i oar o a i reaure ca be ole wiou a

g, a i ail o rewar caracer a operae by

ielligece, eal, rickery a miirecio.

Eac caracer cla a a Prime Aribue lie i ecaracer cla ecripio. I i Prime Aribue i 13

or iger, all experiece poi awar o e caracer

are icreae by 5%. Aiioally, i e caracer a a

carima core o 13 or more, experiece poi awar

are icreae by 5%. Fially, i e caracer a a wi-

om core o 13+, e caracer gai a ir 5% bou.

I i poible or a caracer o gai a may a ree 5%

boue o experiece poi awar.

We your caracer a accumulae eoug experi-

ece poi o reac a ew level, you will roll aoer

i ie a gai ew pell i youre a magic-uer orcleric. Your comba kill may alo icreae. I oer

wor, youve become more powerul a ca purue

greaer callege!

tImeSomeime e Reeree will rule a a our pae,

or eve, a mo pae, i e lie o our irepi

aveurer, bu wo impora ime meaureme

ee a quick explaaio. Tee are e ur, a e

comba rou. A ur repree e miue, a a

comba rou i 1 miue.

ur are ue o meaure ormal moveme we e

aveurer are i a agerou place; comba rou

are ue o meaure ime we e pary i i comba.


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The Attack RollTe mo impora rule o uera abou comba

i e aack roll.

o aack wi a weapo, e player roll a a a

ay boue o e reul. Tee o-i boue may

iclue a reg bou (or aack wi a elweapo), a exeriy bou (or aack wi miile

weapo), a ay boue or magic weapo. Te

player e ubrac ay o-i pealie ey mig

ave rom eir roll.

Te aack roll i e compare o a able o ee i e

aack i. I e aack roll i equal o or iger a

e umber o e able, e aack i. I you are u-

ig e Aceig AC yem, raer a reer o

ee able, ere i a quick ormula preee a e

e o i caper a you ca ue (See AscendingAC Comba, Page 22). Your Reeree will eermie

weer or o your game will ue Deceig AC or

Aceig AC.

I a aack i, i iic amage (a umber o i

poi). Te amage i ubrace rom e eeer

i poi oal (See Damage and Dea, Page 22).

SurpriseTe Reeree eermie i oe ie ge a ree iiia-ive pae beore e r iiiaive roll. Ti i eier

roug commo ee (aveurer or moer are

o aler), or i ca be a rage o probabiliy (e.g., a par-

icular ambu a oly a 5% cace o ucceeig

we e vicim are aler a wacul).

Declare SpellsAy player woe caracer i goig o ca a pell mu

ay o beore e iiiaive roll. Spell caig begi a

e begiig o e rou. Tu, i e eemie wi

e iiiaive roll a amage e pell caer, e pellcaig may be iurbe.

Declare InitiativeA e begiig o a comba rou, eac ie roll ii-

iaive o a 6. Te wiig ie ac r: movig, a-

ackig, a caig pell. Te oer ie ake amage

a caualie, a e ge i ur.

Iiiaive roll may reul i a ie. We i appe,

bo ie are coiere o be acig imulaeouly

ule e Reeree ecie o allow aoer ie roll o

break e ie. We bo ie are acig imulae-

ouly, i i poible or wo combaa o kill eac o-

er i e ame rou!

First Initiative PhaseWier o e iiiaive roll ake eir acio, iclu-

ig movig, aackig, a ayig ele uc a climb-

ig oo able, wigig rom rope, puig bouler

o cli, ec. Caracer ca move a aack i e

ame rou.

combatWe e pary o aveurer come io coac wi

eemie, e orer o eve i a ollow:

Te Reeree eermie i oe ie or e oer1.

i eile o a ree aack or move a a reul ourpriei i eier a jugme or a ie roll o

ome ki, epeig o e circumace.

Declare Spell..

Deermie Iiiaive (6, ige reul i e wi-3.

er). Oe roll i mae or eac ie, o or eac

iiviual.

Pary wi Iiiaive ac r (caig pell, a-4.

ackig, ec.), a reul ake eec.

Pary a lo iiiaive ac; reul ake eec.5.

Ayoe wo el iiiaive ac, a reul ake6.

eec (bo ie imulaeouly).

Te rou i complee; roll iiiaive or e ex7.

rou i e bale a o bee reolve.


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Table 19: Fighting-man Attack Rolls1

Target Armor Class [Ascending Armor Class]9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9

[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Level Attack Roll (d20) Required to hit Opponents Armor Class

2 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2 27 28

2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2 27

4 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2

7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2

7 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24

8 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2

4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22

4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 22 2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2

4 2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8

2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8

2 4 7 8 2 4 7

78 2 4 7 8 2 4

2 2 4 7 8 2 4 1 This attack table is also used by Dwarven Warriors, and by Elves who are in their Fighting-man mode

Table 18: Clerical Attack Rolls

Target Armor Class [Ascending Armor Class]

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9

[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Level Attack Roll (d20) Required to hit Opponents Armor Class2 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2 27 28

4 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2 27

8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2

78 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2

7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24

7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2

2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22

4 4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2

2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2

7 2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8

8 2 4 7 8 2 4 7 82 2 4 7 8 2 4 7


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Table 20: Magic-user Attack Rolls1

Target Armor Class [Ascending Armor Class]

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9

[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Level Attack Roll (d20) Required to hit Opponents Armor Class 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2 27 28

4 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2 27

7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2 2

8 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24 2

7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2 24

7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22 2

4 4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2 22

4 7 8 2 4 7 8 2 2

22 2 4 7 8 2 4 7 8 21 This attack table is also used by Elves who are in their Magic-user mode

Specic SituationsTe ollowig are a compilaio o guielie a i-

rucio or alig cerai, pecic iuaio a

mig arie urig comba.

Backstabbing and FlankingTe Reeree will probably aig a bou o i or ay

aack mae rom bei (perap +), or aig a

maller bou (perap +1) o all aacker wo ma-

age o place emelve o oppoie ie o a igle

eeer. Ti i a ofcial rule eier way, bu icommo o gamig group uig oe meo or

e oer.

Critical Hits and FumblesTere i o ofcial yem or alig criical i or

umble, bu may Reeree ave rule a ae a a

aural roll o i a auomaic i or a i iic

ouble amage, a/or a a aural roll o 1 i a au-

omaic mi a may reul i e aacker roppig

eir weapo or uerig ome oer ki o problem.

A raie mucle mig give a -1 pealy o amageroll or e re o a comba, or a elme kocke

awry mig cover a caracer eye uil a rou i

ake o x i. Ti i up o e Reeree.

House RulesMay gamig group ecie upo (a omeime

wrie ow or reerece) a pecic oue rule. Ti

i omeime oe o eure coie rulig o e

reul o commoly employe acic, bu i oul

overrie e Reeree abiliy o ecie a a paricular

iuaio i uuual eoug o require a iere bo-

u, pealy, or rulig. Oe example o a oue rule i

e eciio abou ow o ale backabbig/ak-

ig, or eeig oppoe.

Invisible OpponentsAack agai a iviible oppoe ave a -4 pe-

aly. Powerul magical moer, or oe wi morea 11 i ice, will uually be able o ee iviible

creaure ormally.

Melee AttacksA melee aack i a aack wi a-el weapo

uc a a wor, pear, or agger. Aack i geeral

are ecribe above (See Te Aack Roll, Page 16). I

aiio o all oer boue, a caracer reg bo-

ue o i a o amage (See Sreng, Page 1) are

ae o melee aack. I oly poible o make a me-

lee aack we e wo combaa are wii 1 eeo eac oer. wo combaa wii e ee o eac

oer are coiere o be i comba.

Missile AttacksMiile aack are aack wi rage weapo uc a

a crobow, lig, or row axe. A caracer exer-

iy bou or miile aack i ae o e o-i rol


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Movement within MeleeA eeer eecively block a area abou ree ee

o eier ie, a eemie cao move roug i

area. Aleraively, e Reeree mig allow uc move-

me bu gra a ree aack o e eeer() wo

cover ee area.

Negotiation and DiplomacySome comba ca be avere wi a ew well-coe

wor (icluig lie). I e pary i ou mace, or

e moer o eem o be carryig muc i e

way o loo, e pary mig elec o brae eir wayroug, i a aemp o avoi combaor a lea e-

lay i uil coiio ge more avorable. Srikig bar-

gai, peruaig moer or o-player caracer

o o ig, a geig ou o rouble by uig your

wi are a impora par o e game. Do replace

em wi ie roll. Uig ice o eermie a mo-

er iiial reacio beore egoiaio ar i e,

bu ue player kill (or lack ereo) o ecie ow ar

e player ca improve a moer iiial reacio.

Ti i a maer o my caracer oug o be really

peruaivei i oe o e place were e playerkill, o e caracer, i ee.

RetreatingI i up o e Reeree o ecie i ere will be ay pe-

cial rule or rereaig away rom a melee comba.

Mo Reeree allow e eemy a ree aack i e car-

acer (or moer) move away by more a i com-

ba moveme o bae moveme rae i ee.

SpacingBecaue mo moveme a comba icreme areiviible by ree, i i eaie o aume a a caracer

occupie a area abou ree ee acro or purpoe

o marcig a gig.

Spears and PolearmsSpear a polearm i e eco rak o a bale or-

SpellsSpell caig begi a e begiig o e rou. I i

poible o ca a pell wile wii melee rage o aoppoe (1 ), bu i e pell caer uer amage

wile caig a pell, e pell i lo. Ule e pell

ecripio ae oerwie, e pell ake eec i e

caer iiiaive pae.

Subdual DamageA weapo may be ue o bea ow, raer a kill,

a oppoe. We e player eire, amage iic-

e ca be compoe o al real amage a al

ubual amage a oe o kill, a uc poi

are recovere a a rae o 1 p per our. I e oppo-e i poi, icluig e ubual amage, all o

ero, e oppoe i kocke ucociou raer a

kille (ule e real amage acually reuce real i

poi o ero, i wic cae e oppoe i accie-

ally kille).

No all moer may be ubue. Geerally oly u-

maoi a pecial creaure uc a rago will be

ubjec o uc aack.

Terrain FeaturesCaracer a moer will ie bei ig,

a o ig, lie proe, g rom iger grou,

oo arrow rom wii cocealig mi or ree

brace, a ake every poible avaage o e

comba errai. Te Reeree will aig boue a

pealie or errai eaure. Mo uc boue will

oly be a +/-1 or , epeig o e egree o cover

or e bee o iger grou. ryig o i ome-

oe roug a arrow li i a cale wall mig ave a

pealy o -3. Remember, owever, a e pealy o

i a iviible oppoe i oly -4, o a +/- 4 i aboue ouie limi or errai ajume o e o-i

roll.

Two-weapon FightingUig wo weapo, oe i eac a, oe o gra

a aiioal aack roll; you gai +1 o i o your a-

we e caracer i uig miile weapo. We u-

ig miile o aack io a melee, i uually i po-

ible o cooe wic oppoe (or rie) will receive

e aack.

maio ca aack by reacig roug e r rak o

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(i ay). I e amage rom e aack iic more

a al o e eeer remaiig i poi, e e-

eer i ue. Ayoe wo i alreay ue will

be kocke ucociou by e ex ucceul aack

or 14 rou.

Example: A st deals 3 hit points o damage, and the de-

ender has 4 hit points. Te deender is stunned and su-

ers the penalties or being stunned. I the blow had only

inficted 2 points o damage (exactly hal), the deenderwould not be stunned. I the stunned character is hit a

second time, he will be knocked unconscious.

I uarme comba i a impora par o e Reeree

game, e i ecourage o creae more complicae

rule o reec uarme comba.

Aemp o wrele a oppoe o e grou a

pi im ow, or aemp o ma io a oppoe

a pu im backwar, will be eermie by e

Turning the Undead

Cleric ave e abiliy o ur uea, cauig emo ee or eve ourig eroyig em. We a ur-

ig aemp i mae, a oul be rolle a e

urning Undead able coule or e reul.

I e number o e ie i equal o or greaer a

e umber ow o e able, all uea crea-

ure o e argee ype are ure a will ee

or 36 rou, or will cower elplely i ey ca-

o ee.

I e able iicae , all uea creaure oe argee ype are auomaically ure a wil

ee or 36 rou, or cower elplely i ey ca-

o ee.

For Lawul or Goo cleric, i e able iicae

D, e uea creaure i auomaically e-

roye a will crumble o u. For Caoic or

Evil cleric, a reul o D iicae a e u-

ea are orce io e cleric comma or a pe-

rio o 4 our.

Table 21: Turning Undead

Undead HD ExamplesClerical Level

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 913 1418 19+

Skeleton 7 4 T T D D D D D D

2 Zombie 7 T T D D D D D D

Ghoul 4 T T D D D D D

4 Shadow 7 4 T T D D D D

Wight 2 7 4 T T D D D

Ghast 2 7 4 T T D D

7 Wraith 2 7 4 T D D8 Mummy 7 4 T D

Spectre 2 7 T T

Vampire 2 4 4

Ghost 2 7 4

2 Lich 2 7

Demon 2 1Vampires cannot be turned automatically

ack roll. Te o-a weapo mu be a agger, a

e amage i e average o e wo weapo ue.

Unarmed CombatBrawlig aack, uc a oe couce wi , oo

or agger pommel, will ormally iic 1 poi oamage, plu e aacker Sreg bou o amage

Reeree commo ee (rago are eaily wrele

o e grou, ulike gobli). A goo rule o umb i

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Damage and DeathWe a caracer (or creaure) i i, e amou o

amage i euce rom i i poi. We i

poi reac , e caracer i ucociou. Te car-

acer acually ie i e reace egaive i poi equal

o i level. I oer wor, a level caracer olyacually ie a -5 i poi.

HealingI aiio o e variou magical mea o reor-

ig i poi, a caracer recover 1 i poi per ay

a e ake uierrupe re. Four week o re will

reur a caracer o ull i poi regarle o ow

may i poi e caracer lo.

MoraleCerai moer, uc a mile or uea crea-

ure, are earle a alway g o e ea. Te

majoriy, owever, will o coiue o g a opele

bale, eekig o rerea, urreer or ee. Te Reeree

ecie we moer abao e bale a rerea,

bae o e iuaio a e moer ielligece.

Keep i mi a e pary ow NPC allie mig

ecie o ee i eir propec o urvival look grim.

Ascending AC CombatI youre uig e Aceig AC yem, i may be ea-

ier o calculae your o-i roll accorig o a imple

ormula. Te umber are e ame a e Deceig

AC ablei i ju a iere way o calculaig e

reul. Here ow i oe: eac caracer cla gai

a base o-i bonus a eir level icreae. A i

bou o your aack roll, a i e reul i equal o or

greaer a e oppoe AC, e aack i.

Note: Te same bonuses apply to the Descending ACsystem, but they dont quite match up to the descending

armor classes, so this quick system only works or the as-

cending AC system.

I orer o ue i yem, youll ee o wrie ow

your bae o i bou, a aju i a you gai lev-

el, bu aer oig a, you wo ave o ceck e

able o ee i you core a i.

Table 22: Ascending AC Combat

Level1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Class Base to-hit Bonus

Cleric + + + + +2 +2 + + +4 + + + +7 +7 +8 +8 + + + +

Fighting-man + + + +2 +2 + +4 + + +7 +7 +8 + + + + +2 +2 + +

Magic-user2 + + + + + +2 +2 + + +4 + + + + + +7 +7 +7 +7 +81 This attack table is also used by Dwarven Warriors, and by Elves who are in their Fighting-man mode This attack table is also used by Elves who are in their Magic-user mode


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Hiring AssistantsWe e aveurer are ju arig ou, ey will

i very beecial o brig alog a ew ireligi

ey ca ayoe willig o rik lie a limb i eor o place aveurer go. A e caracer gai

level, aloug i may o loger be o impora o

brig alog me-a-arm or orcbearer (wo like-

ly woul urvive i e eeper level o ugeo),

ey may begi rouiely employig pie, erva,

a guar wile ouie o e ugeo, a a iger

level ye ey may emelve eeig e ervic-

e o mall armie o ailor, olier, a erva or

eir ip, carava, or cale.

AlchemistUpkeep Cos: 1, gp/mo

Wage: 5 gp/mo i e alcemi maiai i

ow laboraory. Hal a co i e caracer pro-

vie oe or e alcemi.

Iniial Equipmen: Fully equippe lab co 1, gp.

Animal TrainerUpkeep Cos: 5 gp/mo

Wage: No co i e i a par o e caracer rog-

ol reiue; gp/mo oerwie.

Iniial Equipmen: Ti epe o e aimal.

ArmorerUpkeep Cos: 1 gp/mo

Wage: Noe, i e armorer i a ollower o a caracer

wi a rogol. I o, wage are 1 gp/moover a above e co o upkeep.

Iniial Equipmen: A ully equippe orge co

arou 1 gp.

AssassinUpkeep Cos: N/A

Wage: , per miio

Iniial Equipmen: Noe.

Blacksmith

Upkeep Cos: 5 gp/moWage: 1 gp/mo

Iniial Equipmen: A ully equippe orge co

arou 1 gp.

Man-at-Arms (Battles/War)Upkeep Cos: 1 gp/mo i camp or cale. Saar

co o raio i operaig i e el (reuce

o 1 gp/mo i e caracer i elig a army

wi aequae wago o purcae i bulk).

Wage: I e ma-a-arm i a par o e caracer

rogol reiue, e co oig. Mercearyiary co arou gp/mo, arcer 4 gp/

mo, a calvary co gp/mo. Sergea

(oe require or every 1 me-a-arm) co wice

a ormal. Lieuea (require or every ), co

ree ime a ormal, a Capai (require or

every 6), co our ime a ormal.

Iniial Equipmen: Deermie rom equipme li.

advIce for advanced play

A a geeral rule, e upkeep or a igle pero i a

rural commuiy uc a a cale or village i abou 1gp

per mo a perap wice a i a ciy. Ti up-

keep cover oo a icieal, a oe o iclue

logig, wage, or e purcae o equipme. Noe

a or ome proeio e icieal co ca be

quie ig: blackmi ue up a quaiy o upplie

ju o keep a orge ruig. Te co o logig (a-

umig e caracer oe o ow a rogol were

e ca oue i erva a ollower a o co) iup o e reeree, bu ayig i a i, eve i a able,

will co a lea 1 p per ig. Purcae o equipme

oul be calculae uig e equipme able, a i

e irelig require a grea eal o iiial equipme

uc a a orge or a library, e Reeree will aju e

co a eee. Wage epe upo e ype o er-

vice beig oug.


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SageUpkeep Cos: , gp/mo

Wage: N/A

Iniial Equipmen: Small library co , gp.

SailorUpkeep Cos: 1 gp/mo

Wage: gp/mo


Servant (Domestic)

Upkeep Cos: 1 gp/moWage: 5 gp/mo


Siege or Construction EngineerUpkeep Cos: 75 gp/mo

Wage: 5 gp/mo


SpyUpkeep Cos: 1 gp/mo

Wage: 5 gp per miio


Torchbearer/Other Non-combatant

Upkeep Cos: Co o raio.Wage: 1 gp/ay


Man-at-Arms (Dungeon Adventuring)Upkeep Cos: Co o raio.

Wage: gp/ay or upwar o 5 gp/ay


Ship CaptainUpkeep Cos: 5 gp/mo

Wage: 5 gp/mo

Iniial Equipmen: A ip.


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Higher Level AdventuringSWORDS & WIzARDRY uually i playe ju oce

or a igle aveurei i uually a weekly or mo-

ly erie o eio i wic e caracer coiue o

aveure, gaiig experiece a power. Eveually,

e more powerul caracer will begi o make a marko e game worl iel; ey may ake corol o a ca-

le, buil armie, a eve, i e game goe o log

eoug a e group ecie o o reire e carac-

er, ame kigom aer emelve or veure io

oer worl, realm, or imeio. Perap ey will

o bale wi emo price, maybe ey will orge

ariac o grea powereve uie grea empire be-

ea eir baer o e el o war or roug i-

plomacy i gra cour. Laer geeraio o car-

acer mig eve be ervig a ecme or e ol,

reire grea o e game!

Te r everal level o playig e game are mai-

ly evoe o e caracer becomig more power-

ul, brigig back reaure o buy beer equipme,

ig magic iem, learig pell, a geig more

i poi a ey gai level. Oe ee aveure

are expeiio io a uergrou ugeo com-

plex, bu mig alo be a erie o voyage o a ip or

ay umber o oer aveurewaever e play-

er ecie o embark upo. A e game reace ig-

er level, e player will mo likely begi projec aare pecically covere by e rule. Perap e

Magic-uer wa o buil a army o magically ai-

mae iro warrior, bu ee o gure ou ow o o

i. Maybe e Figig-ma wa o eabli a mall,

orie maor i e wilere ill, bu ee

o ire ome roop a clear ou e area. Ti ie

o e game i oly limie by your collecive imagi-

aio. O coure, a e caracer become beer

kow (or more ooriou), ey will be peiioe by

all maer o people rom kig o peaa or elp,

a ey will ear o myeriou place a rumor arbeyo e ormal are o le reowe aveurer.

StrongholdsSrogol a (omeime) poliic begi o om-

iae e game aer e caracer reac ame

levelaumig a e player o reire eir car

acer a i poi, wic mo o. Aveurer ca

ar builig rogol beore ey ave reace

ame level, o coure, bu ey o ge e ollow-

er (or ecearily e recogiio o oer oble i

e area) uil reacig a level were eir reow ieoug o arac villager a roop o eir proec-

io. Oce e game reace i level, e caracer

will ave o clear e area arou e rogol o

ay moer, a ca e aely begi builig or-

icaio a axig peaa a ey ock (or rick-

le) o e caracer baer. I i poible a i poi

a acual bale mig be oug, eier o la or a

ea, a e caracer ee i e or eek o expa

i. Tere are may e o rule or i wargamig

ie o e game available or e player a Reeree

o cooe rom. Oe very imple rule o umb i pro-vie below, i cae your group wa o avoi oo

muc eail.

Mass CombatUnis o roops: For ma comba, e olier are

lumpe ogeer io ui o ve or e (epeig o

e cale o e comba). All roop i e ui oul

ave e ame ype o armor. For e ui, a up e

i poi o all e olier i e ui a rea e

ui a i i i a igle creaure. Sroger creaure, uc

a gia or rago, o o ee o be groupe ioui (aloug ey are reae a a eparae ui or

comba purpoe), a player caracer oul o be

groupe ogeer eier.

Iniiaive and Comba Rounds: Comba rou are ve

miue log i roop are groupe io ve-ma ui

a e miue log i ey are groupe io e-ma

ui. A e begiig o e bale, roll or iiiaive

Wicever ie wi e iiiaive ca cooe o move

r or la, a ca alo cooe weer o aack r

or la. For example, a e begiig o e Bale oAure Woo, were Garkel e Wiar orce are

oppoig a ivaig gobli army, i Garkel wi

e iiiaive e mig cooe o move r a aack

r, o move r bu aack la, o move a aack

la, or o move la bu aack r.


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Order o Bale (Mass Comba):

Miile aack a pell are reolve beore ay-1.

ig ele appe. I arcer ave a rae-o-re o

, oly e r o i reolve a i poi; e

eco o i reolve a e e o e rou.Bo ie reolve eir miile aack a pell,

i e orer coe by e ie wi e iiiaive.

Moveme i reolve i e orer coe by e.

ie wi iiiaive. I olier are cargig a

make eir impac or e r ime, e reul o

e carge are eermie immeiaely urig e

moveme pae (eeer wi log weapo

will ge a r aack, a e e cargig ol-

ier ge a aack).

Melee comba i reolve (ee below) i e orer3.

eermie by e ie wi iiiaive.

Broke ui may aemp o rally (ee below).4.

Ay al miile re rom arcer wi a rae-o-5.

re o i reolve, i e orer eermie by e

ie wi iiiaive.

Iiiaive i rolle or e ex rou, a e ew6.

rou begi.

Missile and Melee Comba: We a ui make i

aack, i make a igle aack roll agai e armor

cla o e oppoig ui; i melee comba, e aack

ca oly be mae agai a ui irecly i ro o e

aackig ui. A ui o ve olier wi 1 HD eac

make i aack roll a a 1 HD creaure, o a a 5 HD

creaure. Te r i iice agai a ui iic

o amage. Aer a ui a bee i oce, laer i

are reolve a ollow: amage i iice by rollig

oce (or waever ype o weapo e ui i uig),a muliplyig e reul by e umber o people i

e aackig ui. I a ui i aackig a igle arge

(uc a a gia or a loe player caracer), e amage

i reuce by al. Keep i mi a moer reai

eir abiliie; a moer a ca be amage by o-

magical weapo wo be ur a all by ormal arrow

rom a ui o regular logbowme. Tere i oe pe-

cial rule ere: i a moer, caracer, or ui cao be

i becaue o a goo armor cla or errai moier

(explaie laer), ere i ill a cace a a ui ca

iic ome amage. I e ui roll a aural o i,

i will iic amage, bu oly oe-quarer o e am-age i woul ormally iic. Hi poi iice o a

ui o acually kill ayoe uil e ui make a

morale ceck (ee below). We a ui i ow o al

i origial i poi, a ay ime i i i aer loig

al i i poi, e ui mu make a morale ceck.

Te morale ceck i mae o a 6:

1: Four ou o ve o e olier i e ui are

ea. Te ui i remove rom e boar a

e 1 or urvivor are eeig.

: Te ui a o caualie, bu i orce back

oe al o i move (e aacker ca alo

move up eir roop by e ame amou i

ey cooe o o o). Te ui i broke.

3: Te ui remai i place, bu i broke.

46: Morale ceck uccee, a e ui re-

mai i e comba ormally.

I a ui loe all i i poi, all e olier i eui are coiere ea.

Broken Unis: I a ui i broke, i mea a e

ui i row io couio or rig, or a ey are

imply o baere a ey cao ucio uil ey

rally emelve. A broke ui cao aack, bu a-

er e melee pae o comba ey may aemp o ral-

ly. A broke ui ca move backwar ou o comba,

bu cao avace owar e eemy. A well-raie

or experiece ui o regular roop (o mercear-

ie) a a 75% cace o rally. Well-raie mercear-ie ave a 5% cace o rally. Levee a miliia ave

a 5% cace o rally. I e ui rallie, i i o lo-

ger coiere o be broke a ca aack ormally

agai we e ime come.


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Modiers: Large-cale comba epe grealy upo

e errai, a gaiig uperior errai i a impor-

a par o uc comba. Figig ow a lope or

rom iger grou i a major acor; perap e mo

impora acor. Do orge, oug: eve i a ui

cao be i, we e aacker roll a aural i illiic oe-quarer o i ormal amage.

A ui gig rom e iger grou a a coice1.

o make eac rou; i ca gai a +4 o i aack

roll or i ca orce all aacker o ake a -4 o aack

roll agai e ui urig a rou.

Ui gig iie a ore are immue o mi-.

ile re ule ey are lie up a e ege, u-

ig ree a cover, i wic cae all eemy aack

are mae a -4 (icluig melee aackolige ege o a ree lie i a avaage eve i cloe

comba).

Deeig rom bei a wall caue eemy aack3.

o be mae a -4. Oe poi abou i, oug: a

wall a e ege o a ree lie oe ge bo moi-

er rom e wall a e ree; oly oe -4 will be

applie o eemy aack. Tu, i a ui i o op o

a cale wall, eeig agai arcer rig rom

below, e aack agai em will be mae a -

(-4 or e iger grou, a -4 or e wall).

I a ui i akig aoer ui (aackig rom4.

e ie) i gai +4 o i.

I e ui i aackig aoer ui rom e rear,5.

i aack a -4 a alo iic ouble ormal

amage.

Movemen Rule: A ui cao ur a move i e

ame rou ule i i a moue cavalry ui.

Tee rule oul be eoug o ale mo iua-

io, aloug ere are eail or aval comba,

iege weapory, or may o e oer circumac-

e a mig be ecouere i a large-cale bale.

Keep i mi alo a ee are of cial rule, ju

a quick oulie o oe way o play ou e or o ba-

le i wic e caracer mig emelve a

Magical Research

Magical reearc i aoer area i wic iger-lev-el caracer will begi o grow beyo e cope o

e rule. Eve airly low-level Magic-uer may wa

o evelop ew pell, a iger-level Magic-uer

mig become ivolve i all ki o reearc rom

poio ormulae o creaig magical iem, o crea-

ig golem, o breeig moer. I geeral, e e-

ail o uc projec are le o e Reeree; ey will

ceraily be expeive, a will probably ivolve -

ig book o lo lore (yup, i ugeo, aloug per-

ap e Wiar a ecme o rerieve em by

i poi) a rage compoe ragig rom eyeo ew up o e ear o a rago. Special laborao-

rie mig be require, a mig e ervice o a ire

alcemi or age. Remember a ew pell oul be

careully reviewe o make ure ey are oo pow-

erule pell level oul reec e pell power

I a pell ur ou o be uexpecely powerul o e

poi were i eager e game, i i alway e re-

eree prerogaive o proec e game by ajuig e

level o e ew pell.

commaer or paricipa. Te player a Reeree

are compleely ree o ue aoer e o rule o ui

eir purpoe.


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rememberSWORDS & WIZARDRY is a ree-orm roleplaying

game, meaning that there arent very many rules. The

Reeree is responsible or handling situations that

arent covered by the rules, making air evaluations owhat the characters do and deciding what happens

as a result. This is not a game in which the players are

against the Reeree, even though the Reeree is re-

sponsible or creating tricky traps, dangerous situa-

tions, and running the monsters and other oes the

PCs will encounter during the game. In act, the play-

ers and the Reeree cooperate with each other to cre-

ate a antasy epic, with the Reeree creating the set-

ting and the players developing the story o the he-

roes. I they arent skillul and smart, the epic might be

very short. But its not the Reerees job to deeat theplayersits his job to provide interesting (and dan-

gerous) challenges, and then guide the story airly.

gameplay exampleA Figer,Arnold the Lion, i gig ree gobli i a

ark alley o e Glierig Ciy o Semoulia. We eave-

rop ju a e ecouer begi:

Arnolds player: I raw myel up o ull eig aiorm em a Im a capai o e guar. My

olier are rig bei me, a ee vermi

beer ipere or Ill ave em broug i or

ierrogaio.

Reeree: Um, o. Teyre o buyig i. Youre covere

i l rom a garbage pi, remember?

Arnolds player: O, yea. I orgo a.

Reeree: Roll iiiaive. (Secrely roll a 6 a ge a

reul o 6.)

Arnolds player: I rolle a .

Reeree: Te gobli aack r. Teyre all more a

e ee rom you, a ey move orwar wi

eir club a e reay.

Arnolds player: Tey o carge?

Reeree: Nope.

Arnolds player: Tey o ge a aack becaue ey

cloe i. I my ur o aack, rig?

Reeree: Ye.

Arnolds player: (Roll a .) 16wee! Aig my

bae o-i bou a Sreg bou give me a

oal o-i roll o 1!

Reeree: (Noe a gobli ave a armor cla o 14,uig e aceig AC rule.) You wig your

wor io e leaig gobli. Roll or amage.

Arnolds player: (Roll a 6.) poi, bu Ive go a +1

amage bou, o a 3.

Reeree: (Tats enough to kill it. Te goblin had only

2 hit points.) Okay, o a i movig orwar, e

gobli lip a lile bi i a pule o e oe o

e arrow alley were youre gig, a ki

rig oo your wor. A you yak ou e blae,e gobli all ea o e grou. Te oer wo

are ill aackig, bu ey look ervou owob-

viouly arig o recoier i wole ig.


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clerIc Spell lISt

Level 1Cure Lig Wou1.

Deec Evil.

Deec Magic3.Lig4.

Proecio rom Evil5.

Puriy Foo a Drik6.

Level 2Ble1.

Fi rap.

Hol Pero3.

Silece, 15 Raiu4.

Sake Carm5.

Speak wi Aimal6.

Level 3Coiual Lig1.

Cure Dieae.

Locae Objec3.

Prayer4.

Remove Cure5.

Speak wi Dea6.

Level 4

Creae Waer1.Cure Seriou Wou.

Neuralie Poio3.

Proecio rom Evil, 1 Raiu4.

Speak wi Pla5.

Sick o Sake6.

Level 5Commue1.

Creae Foo.

Dipel Evil3.

Figer o Dea4.

Iec Plague5.Que6.

Raie Dea7.

Level 6Aimae Objec1.

Blae Barrier.

Cojure Aimal3.

Fi e Pa4.

Speak wi Moer5.

Wor o Recall6.

Level 7Aerial Serva1.

Aral Spell.

Corol Weaer3.

Earquake4.

Holy Wor5.

Par Waer6.

Reoraio7.

Reurrecio.

Symbol.

Wi Walk1.


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magIc-uSerSpell lISt

Level 1Carm Pero1.

Deec Magic.Hol Poral3.

Lig4.

Magic Miile5.

Proecio rom6.

Evil

Rea Laguage7.

Rea Magic.

Siel.

Sleep1.

Level 2Coiual Lig1.

Darke, 15 .

Raiu

Deec Evil3.

Deec Iviibiliy4.

ESP5.

Iviibiliy6.

Kock7.

Leviae.

Locae Objec.

Magic Mou1.Mirror Image11.

Paamal Force1.

Pyroecic13.

Sikig Clou14.

Sreg15.

Web16.

Wiar Lock17.

Level 3Clairauiece1.

Clairvoyace.Darkviio3.

Dipel Magic4.

Exploive Rue5.

Fireball6.

Fly7.

Hae.

Hol Pero.

Iviibiliy, 1 1.

Raiu

Ligig Bol11.

Moer1.

Summoig I

Proecio rom13.Evil, 1 Raiu

Proecio rom14.

Normal Miile

Rope rick15.

Slow16.

Suggeio17.

Waer Breaig1.

Level 4Carm Moer1.

Couio.Dimeio Door3.

Exeio I4.

Fear5.

Halluciaory6.

errai

Ice Sorm7.

Mamorp.

Moer.

Summoig II

Pla Grow1.

Polymorp Oer11.Polymorp Sel1.

Remove Cure13.

Wall o Fire14.

Wall o Ice15.

Wiar Eye16.

Level 5Aimal Grow1.

Aimae Dea.

Cloukill3.Cojure Elemeal4.

Coac Oer5.

Plae

Exeio II6.

Feeblemi7.

Hol Moer.

Magic Jar.

Moer1.

Summoig III

Pawall11.

elekiei1.

elepor13.

ramue Rock o14.Mu

Wall o Iro15.

Wall o Soe16.

Level 6Ai-Magic Sell1.

Corol Weaer.

Dea Spell3.

Diiegrae4.

Eca Iem5.

Gea6.Iviible Salker7.

Lege Lore.

Lower Waer.

Moer1.

Summoig IV

Move Ear11.

Par Waer1.

Projec Image13.

Reicaraio14.

Repulio15.

Soe o Fle16.

Level 7Cacoemo1.

Carm Pla.

Delaye Bla3.

Fireball

Exeio III4.

Limie Wi5.

Ma Iviibiliy6.

Moer7.

Summoig VPae Door.

Power Wor, Su.

Revere Graviy1.

Simulacrum11.

Level 8Cloe1.

Ma Carm.

Mi Blak3.

Moer4.

Summoig VIPermaecy5.

Polymorp Objec6.

Power Wor, Bli7.

Symbol.

Level 9Aral Spell1.

Mae.

Gae3.

Meeor Swarm4.

Moer5.Summoig VII

Power Wor, Kill6.

Primaic Spere7.

Sape Cage.

ime Sop.

Wi1.


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Spell deScrIptIonSCoaie erei are all o e Cleric a Magic-uer

pell preee i alpabeical orer.

Aerial Servant

Spell Level: Cleric, 7th LevelRange: N/A

Duraion: Uil complee or iaiy

Ti pell ummo a powerul creaure rom e el-

emeal plae o air, o ec a reur oe ig (or

creaure) o e caer. Oly a creaure wi a Sreg

o 1 ca g i way rom e erva grap, a eve

e e cace i o likely o be greaer a 5%.

Te erva ca carry up o 5 pou i weig. A

aerial erva a e ollowig aribue: HD 16, AC

3 [16], Ak Bonus +17, Ak1 (44), Move 4 . I eerva i rurae i i eor o brig e eire

objec o e caer, i will become iae, reurig

a aackig im.

Animal GrowthSpell Level: Magic-uer, 5th Level

Range: 1

Duraion: our

Ti pell caue 16 ormal creaure o grow immei-

aely o gia ie. Wile e pell la, e aece crea-ure ca aack a per a gia verio o emelve.

Animate DeadSpell Level: Magic-uer, 5th Level

Range: Reeree Dicreio

Duraion: Permae

Ti pell aimae keleo or ombie rom ea

boie. 16 uea are aimae per level o e caer

above th. Te corpe remai aimae uil lai.

Animate ObjectSpell Level: Cleric, 6th Level

Range: 6

Duraion: 1 our

Te Cleric brig o lie iaimae objec uc a

aue, cair, carpe, a able. Te objec ollow

e cleric comma, aackig i oe or perorm-

ig oer acio o i beal. Te Reeree mu e-

ermie e comba aribue o e objec, uc a

armor cla, pee, i ice, a o-i boue o e

pur o e mome. A oe aue, a a baic example

mig ave AC o 1 [1], aack a a creaure wi 7HD, a iic poi o amage. Wooe uri-

ure woul be coierably le agerou.

Anti-magic ShellSpell Level: Magic-uer, 6th Level

Range: Caer

Duraion: our

A iviible bubble o orce urrou e caer, im-

peerable o magic. Spell a oer magical eec

cao pa io or ou o e ell.

Astral SpellSpell Level: Magic-uer, th Level

Range: 1 mile (above grou), 1 yar (below)

Duraion: our

Te caer projec i aral orm io oer place; e

aral orm i iviible o all creaure bu oe alo

ravelig e aral plae o exiece. Te pell a a

uraio o wo our. I e caer pyical boy i

move more a 1 mile rom i origial locaiowile e aral orm i away, e lik i uere a

e caer oul become lo i e beyo; a i e

caer boy i uergrou, i ee oly be move

1 yar beore e coecio i broke.

Te aral orm i capable o caig pell, bu ere

i a 5% cace per pell level a e pell will ail

Aiioally, ere i a % cace per pell level o e

aempe pell a e aral pell iel will aler a

a reul o e pell caig, a e aral orm wil

reur o e pyical boy. We ravelig i araorm upo e ear, e aral orm may ravel a a

a 1 mile per our per level above 1th. I e orm

i ravelig uergrou, i op pee i muc low-

er: 1 per 1-miue ur. We ravelig io e

eeper regio beyo e ear, pee a iace

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Blade BarrierSpell Level: Cleric, 6th Level

Range: 6

Duraion: 1 ur

Myical blae, wirlig a ruig, orm a lealcircle arou e pell recipie, a a raiu o 15 .

Te barrier iic 71 poi o amage o ayoe

ryig o pa roug.

BlessSpell Level: Cleric, nd Level

Range: Oly upo a caracer o i comba.

Duraion: 1 our (6 ur)

Ti pell gra i recipie a +1 o aack roll (a

improve morale, i e recipie i o a player car-acer). Te recipie cao alreay be i comba we

e pell i ca.

CacodemonSpell Level: Magic-uer, 7th Level

Range: 1

Duraion: Reeree icreio

Ti pell ummo a emo or oer e (uc a

a evil) rom e lower plae o exiece. Te pell

provie o proecio waoever agai e wrao e ummoe creaure, a e magic uer oul

be vere i e lore o peacle a oer magical

mea o egig ou emo. Gaiig e emo

aiace i beyo e pell power, comig ow o

a maer o egoiaio a rea bewee e caer

a e e.

Charm MonsterSpell Level: Magic-uer, 4th Level

Range: 6

Duraion: See below

Ti pell operae i e ame maer a Carm

Person, bu ca aec ay oe livig creaure, iclu-

ig powerul moer. For moer o ewer a 3

i ice, up o 36 ca be aece. Moer ca break

ree o e carm, (oe cace per week) bae o eir

i ice (a ow o e ollowig able).

Table 23: Charm Monster

Hit Dice Chance to Break Charm1

Fewer than 2 %

24 %

7 2%8 4%

+ 8%1 Per week

Charm PersonSpell Level: Magic-uer, 1st Level

Range: 1

Duraion: Uil ipelle

Ti pell aec livig bipe o uma ie or maller,

uc a gobli or rya. I e pell uccee (avigrow allowe), e uoruae creaure all uer

e caer iuece.

Charm PlantsSpell Level: Magic-uer, 7th Level

Range: 1

Duraion: Uil ipelle

I e pla ail a avig row (a i ee o be

iellige), i will obey e caer o e exe o i

abiliy. Te pell aec oe large ree, ix ma-iepla, welve pla ree ee all, or wey-our

ower-ie pla.

ClairaudienceSpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d Level

Range: 6

Duraion: our

Clairauiece allow e caer o ear roug oli

oe (limiig rage o or o) a oer obacle,

ay ou wii a rage o 6 . Te pell eeccao pa roug eve a i eeig o lea, ow-

ever, or i meal block i uerly. Te pell ca be

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ClairvoyanceSpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d Level

Range: 6

Duraion: our

Clairvoyace allow e caer o ee roug olioe (limiig rage o or o) a oer obacle,

ay ou wii a rage o 6 . Te pell eec

cao pa roug eve a i eeig o lea, ow-

ever, or i meal block i compleely.

CloneSpell Level: Magic-uer, th Level

Range: Cloe

Duraion: Permae

By i eerie a iurbig pell, a piece o e, ak-e rom a livig pero, i grow io a exac upli-

cae o e pero a e ime e e wa remove

(weer i require a laboraory a ow muc ime

i require o regrow e cloe epe upo e pell

ormula a e Reeree icreio). I a cloe i cre-

ae wile i pare-creaure ill live, e cloe will

eek o kill i origial. I i ail o acieve i goal,

bo e cloe a e origial will become iae.

Cloudkill

Spell Level: Magic-uer, 5th LevelRange: Move 6 per miue

Duraion: 1 our

Foul a poioou vapor boil rom e i air, orm-

ig a clou 15 i raiu. Te clou move irecly

orwar a a rae o 6 per miue ule i irecio

or pee i aece by wi. Uuually rog gu

ca iipae a eroy i. Poio-lae, e orri

mi i eavier a air, a u ik ow ay pi

or air i i pa. Eve oucig e clou (muc le

breaig i) require a avig row o avoi immei-ae ea.

CommuneSpell Level: Cleric, 5th Level

Range: Caer

Duraion: 3 queio

Higer power gra a awer o ree queio ecaer poe o em. Higer power o like co-

aly beig ierrogae by mere moral, o e

pell oul be limie o oce per week or o by e

Reeree.

ConusionSpell Level: Magic-uer, 4th Level

Range: 1

Duraion: our

Ti pell coue people a moer, makig emac raomly. O a roll o 6, e creaure will o e

ollowig:

Table 24: Conusion

Die Roll Reaction

2 Attack caster & his allies

8 Stand baed and inactive

2 Attack each other

Te eec o e couio may i every e mi-ue or o, a e ice are oce agai rolle.

Te pell aec 6 creaure, plu a aiioal crea-

ure or every caer level above th. Creaure o 3 i

ice or ewer are auomaically aece by e pell

a i ake eec ialy. Creaure o 4 i ice or

more auomaically overcome e couio eec a

i buil up o i ull power (11 miue, miu e

caer level), a oly e are ey permie a av-

ig row. Eveually, ee creaure are likely o uc-

cumb o e couio, or ey mu coiue o makeaoer avig row every 1 miue uil e pell

wo-our uraio a ru i coure.

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Conjure AnimalsSpell Level: Cleric, 6th Level

Range: 3

Duraion: 1 our

Te cleric cojure up ormal aimal o erve a i al-lie: 1 creaure larger a a ma (uc a a elepa),

3 aimal e ie o a ma or ore (uc a a lio), or

6 aimal maller a a ma (uc a a wol). Te ai-

mal obey e caer comma.

Conjure ElementalSpell Level: Magic-uer, 5th Level

Range: 4

Duraion: Uil ipelle

Te caer ummo a 16 HD elemeal (ay ki)rom e elemeal plae o exiece, a bi i o

i comma. Te elemeal obey e caer oly or

a log a e caer cocerae o i; a we e

caer ceae o cocerae, eve or a mome, e el-

emeal i releae a will aack im.

Contact Other PlaneSpell Level: Magic-uer, 5th Level

Range: Noe

Duraion: Number o Ye/No queio

Te caer creae a meal coac wi e plae,

orce, power, a geomerie o e beyo, i orer

o gai af rmaive or egaive awer o e queio

e coemplae. Te pell eec epe upo ow

eeply io e caer que io e variou plae o

exiece. Te caer mu ecie ow ar io e

plae o exiece e wie o make coac. Te

umber o plae i ep a e cooe will a-

ec e umber o ye or o queio e ca ak, ecace a e kowlege i available a a level, e

cace o receivig a wrog awer, a e cace

a e will become emporarily iae rom e ex-

periece. emporary iaiy la or a may week

a e umber o e plae were e caer aiy

aile (or wa eliberaely remove).

Table 25: Contact Other Plane

Plane o Existence Max. # Questions Available Knowledge Wrong Result Temporary Insanity1

rd 2 7% %

4th 4 % %

th 4 % 2%

th 4% %7th 7 % 4%

8th 8 7 2% 4%

th 8 2% %

th 8 % %

th % 7%

2th 2 % 8%1This is reduced by % for every level above 11th

Continual LightSpell Level: Magic-uer, nd Level

Range: 1

Duraion: Permae uil ipelle

Te argee pero or objec prouce lig a brig

a ulig (a wi e ame eec a ulig), o a

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Control WeatherSpell Level: Magic-uer, 6th Level; Cleric, 7th Level

Range: Reeree icreio

Duraion: Reeree icreio

Te caer ca ummo or op raiall, creae uuu-ally ig or low emperaure, ummo or ipere a

orao, clear e ky o clou, or ummo clou

io beig.

Create WaterSpell Level: Cleric, 4th Level

Range: Cloe

Duraion: Immeiae

Ti pell creae a oe-ay upply o rikig waer

or 4 me (or, or game purpoe, ore). A th level,e amou o waer ouble, a ouble agai a ev-

ery level ereaer.

Create FoodSpell Level: Cleric, 5th Level

Range: Cloe

Duraion: Immeiae

Ti pell creae a oe-ay upply o oo or 4 u-

ma (or e like). A th level, e amou o waer

ouble, a ouble agai a every level ereaer.

Cure DiseaseSpell Level: Cleric, 3r Level

Range: ouc

Duraion: Immeiae

Cure e pell recipie o ay ieae, icluig

magically iice oe. A evil reveral o i pell

allow a evil Cleric o caue ieae.

Cure Light WoundsSpell Level: Cleric, 1st Level

Range: ouc

Duraion: Immeiae

Cure 16+1 i poi o amage. A evil reveral o

i pell allow a evil Cleric o caue lig wou.

Cure Serious WoundsSpell Level: Cleric, 4th Level

Range: ouc

Duraion: Immeiae

Cure 6+ i poi o amage. A evil reveral oi pell allow a evil Cleric o caue eriou wou

Darkness 15 t RadiusSpell Level: Magic-uer, nd Level

Range: 1

Duraion: 1 our

Darke all wii e pell raiu, impeerable

eve o arkviio. A Lig pell or Dispel Magic ca

be ue o couerac e arke.

DarkvisionSpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d Level

Range: 4

Duraion: 1 ay

Te recipie o e pell ca ee i oal arke or

e leg o e pell uraio.

Death SpellSpell Level: Magic-uer, 6th Level

Range: 4 Duraion: Caue ormal ea

Wii a 6 raiu, up o creaure wi ewer

a 7 i ice peri.

Delayed Blast FireballSpell Level: Magic-uer, 7th Level

Range: 4

Duraion: Coe by caer (up o 1 miue)

Ti pell creae a ormal reball, bu e bla cabe elaye or a perio o up o 1 miue. Te bur

raiu, per a ormal reball, i , a amage i

16 per level o e caer. Te bla ape iel o e

available volume (33, cubic ee), llig 33 e-by-

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FearSpell Level: Magic-uer, 4th Level

Range: 4

Duraion: 1 our

Ti pell caue e creaure i i coe-ape pao ee i orror (i ey ail e avig row). Tere i a

6% cace a ey will rop waever ey are ol-

ig. Te coe exe 4 o a bae 1 acro.

FeeblemindSpell Level: Magic-uer, 5th Level

Range: 4

Duraion: Permae uil ipelle

Feeblemi i a pell a aec oly Magic-uer. Te

avig row agai e pell i mae a a -4 pealy,a i e avig row ail, e argee Magic-uer

become eeble o mi uil e magic i ipelle.

Find the PathSpell Level: Cleric, 6th Level

Range: Caer

Duraion: 1 our (+1 miue/level), 1 ay ouoor

Te caer perceive e ae way ou o a area, eve

i e area i eige o be if cul o avigae (uc

a a labyri). I e ouoor, e pell a greaerpower, laig a ull ay.

Find TrapsSpell Level: Cleric, nd Level

Range: 3

Duraion: miue ( ur)

Te caer ca perceive bo magical a o-magical

rap a a iace o 3 .

Finger o DeathSpell Level: Cleric, 5th Level

Range: 1

Duraion: Immeiae

Ti pell kill a igle creaure (avig row applie).Miuig e pell i a evil ac a will likely ivoke

ivie reribuio o ome ki.

FireballSpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d Level

Range: 4

Duraion: Iaaeou

A bea-like miile oo rom e caer ger, o

exploe, a e argee locaio, i a urace-like bla

o re. Te bur raiu i , a amage i 16 perlevel o e caer. Te bla ape iel o e avail-

able volume (33, cubic ee), llig 33 e-by-e-

by-e cubical area. A ucceul avig row mea

a e arge oly ake al amage.

FlySpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d Level

Range: ouc

Duraion: 16 ur (+1 ur/level)

Ti pell imbue e Magic-uer wi e power oig, wi a moveme rae o 1 per rou. Te

Reeree ecrely roll e 16 aiioal ur; e play-

er oe o kow exacly ow log e power o ig

will la.

GateSpell Level: Magic-uer, th Level

Range: Near e caer

Duraion: See below

A gae pell creae a opeig o aoer plae o ex-iece, a ummo or a pecie, remeouly

powerul beig rom e oer plae, icluig go

a emi-go. Te caer mu kow e ame o e

creaure e i aempig o ummo, or e pell will

ail. Tere i a 5% cace a e wrog beig may be

ummoe, a (regarle weer e ummoe

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will lack iere i e iuaio a reur roug e

gae. Te ummoe beig i o ecearily riely

o e caer, a may eve be exremely aoye.

Geas

Spell Level: Magic-uer, 6th LevelRange: 3

Duraion: Uil ak i complee

I e pell uccee (avig row), e caer may e

a ak or e pell vicim. I e vicim oe o ili-

gely work a perormig e ak, e will uer weak-

e (5% reucio i reg), a ryig o igore

e gea caue ea.

Hallucinatory Terrain

Spell Level: Magic-uer. 4th LevelRange: 4

Duraion: Uil ouce (oer a by ally) or

ipelle

Ti pell cage e appearace o e errai io

e emblace o wa e caer eire. A ill ca be

mae o iappear, or coul be replace wi a illu-

ory ore, or example.

Haste

Spell Level: Magic-uer, 3d LevelRange: 4

Duraion: 3 miue

I a area o raiu o 6 arou e poi were e

pell i argee, a may a 4 creaure become able

o move a aack a ouble ormal pee.

Hold MonsterSpell Level: Magic-uer, 5th Level

Range: 1

Duraion: 1 our (+1 miue/level)

Te caer arge 14 creaure, wic are complee-

ly immobilie (avig row applie). Te caer may

alo arge a igle creaure, i wic cae e avig

row i mae wi a pealy o -.

Hold PersonSpell Level: Cleric, nd Level

Range: 1

Duraion: ur

Te caer arge 14 pero (e ame parameer ae Carm Person pell), wo are compleely immo-

bilie (avig row applie). Te caer may alo ar

ge a igle pero, i wic cae e avig row i

mae wi a pealy o -.

Hold PortalSpell Level: Magic-uer, 1st Level

Range: Reeree Dicreio

Duraion: 6 ur

Ti pell ol a oor cloe or e pell uraio(or uil ipelle). Creaure wi magic reiace

ca aer e pell wiou eor.

Holy WordSpell Level: Cleric, 7th Level

Range: 4 raiu

Duraion: Immeiae

Te peakig o a oly wor ramaically aec al

oe wii e rage o i ivie power. Creaure o

ewer a 5 i ice are lai, creaure o 5 o i iceare ue or 1 ur, a creaure wi 1 i

ice are eaee or 16 ur. Creaure wi 13+ i

ice are uaece bu probably impree.

Hold PersonSpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d Level

Range: 1

Duraion: 1 our (+1 miue/level)

Te caer arge 14 pero (e ame parameer ae Carm Person pell), wo are compleely immo-

bilie (avig row applie). Te caer may alo ar

ge a igle pero, i wic cae e avig row i

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Insect PlagueSpell Level: Cleric, 5th Level

Range: 4

Duraion: 1 ay

Ti pell oly work ouoor. A orm o iec

gaer, a goe werever e caer irec. Teclou i approximaely 4 q. ee ( by , wi

rougly correpoig eig). Ay creaure o HD

or ewer a i expoe o e clou o iec ee i

error (o avig row).

InvisibilitySpell Level: Magic-uer, Level

Range: 4

Duraion: Uil ipelle or a aack i mae

Te objec o i pell, weer a pero or a ig,become iviible (o bo ormal viio a o ark-

viio). I e Reeree i uig e iviibiliy rule u-

cage, e reul i a a iviible creaure cao

be aacke ule i approximae locaio i kow,

a all aack are mae a -4 o i. I e iviible crea-

ure make a aack, e pell i broke. Oerwie, i

la uil ipelle or remove by e caer.

Invisibility 10 t RadiusSpell Level: Magic-uer, 3d LevelRange: 4

Duraion: Uil ipelle or a aack i mae

Like e Invisibiliy pell, Iviibiliy 1 Raiu

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