Swords-Wizardry-Complete-revised

table of contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Foreword by Tim Kask.................................................. 6
Introduction by Matt Finch............................................ 6
Getting Started............................................................... 6
Abbreviations................................................................. 6
For Players
Creating a Character.............. 7
Setting up Your Character Sheet.................................... 7
Roll Attribute Scores...................................................... 7
Choose a Character Class............................................... 9
Multi-Classing in Swords & Wizardry......................... 24
Choose a Character Race.............................................. 25
Choose an Alignment................................................... 28
Buy Equipment............................................................. 29
Calculating Armor Class.............................................. 31
Weight and Movement................................................. 32
How to Play....................... 34
Gaining Experience...................................................... 34
Time.............................................................................. 35
Saving Throws.............................................................. 35
Combat.......................................... 36
Initiative and Order of Battle...................................... 36
The Attack Roll........................................................... 36
Attack Tables............................................................... 38
Specific Situations....................................................... 40
Turning the Undead..................................................... 42
Damage and Death...................................................... 43
Healing ........................................................................ 43
Morale.......................................................................... 43
Quick Method for Ascending AC Combat ........................ 44
Gameplay Example........................... 44
High Level Adventuring.................... 46
The Stronghold............................................................. 47
Hiring Followers.......................................................... 48
Magic........................................... 49
Magical Research......................................................... 50
Spell Lists....................................... 51
Spell Descriptions............................. 52
For the Referee
Introduction................................... 74
Designing an Adventure..................... 75
Dungeon Adventures......................... 75
Wilderness Adventures...................... 82
Special Combat Rules....................... 86
Mass Combat................................................................ 86
Siege Combat............................................................... 87
Aerial Combat.............................................................. 88
Ship Combat................................................................. 90
Monsters........................... 92
Reading the Monster Descriptions............................... 92
Monster Descriptions................................................... 92
Monsters by Challenge Level..................................... 116
Creating Monsters...................................................... 118
Treasure........................... 119
Generating a Random Treasure Hoard....................... 120
Magic Items................................................................ 120
Blank Character Sheet........... 131
Legal Appendix .............................. 132
Index ........................................... 133
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