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Preface

By the light of your torch, you have seen

the sparkle of coins and gems. You have

pried magical swords from their age-old

resting places. Strange beasts have been

met and overcome; odd and unexpected

friendships have come to light. You are

an Adventurer.

After each perilous dungeon expedi-

tion, you have stepped out into the sun-

light to return to your home. But what do

you know of the green countryside, the

farmers’ golden fields, and the land

beyond? What of your town, friends and

neighbors? Indeed, noble traveler -

what do you know of the world?

watch! The world around you is com-

ing into focus. More details await your

discovery, in places far and near. Your

quiet little home town of Threshold is

only a beginning; the Duke’s mighty capi-

tal, Specularum, beckons from the south-

ern coast. There you may visit the local

marketplace, seeking the stories of for-

eign lands brought by caravans and

traders. Take a raft downstream, or fol-

low a trail into the gnome hills; adventure

lurks at every turn.

Gather knowledge, wealth and power;

you can build a castle, attract followers,

and even become ruler of a land. All this

lies in your future - and thi,T 2s only thr

brgginning.

The horses are ready; dawn is break-

ing. whither are we bound?

Frank Mentzer

May 1983

Earlier Editions and Rule Changes

The DUNGEONS & dragons game,

first created in 1974, has changed as more

and more people have played it. 1’0’0~

erally understandable version is nee1

- the volume you now hold, toget

with the new Basic Set. So many chan

have occurred since4973 that the tasl

explaining all of them would requir

booklet of this size - and thus, they

not included here.

Use these rules (along with those in

revised Basic Set) whenever differer

between the old and new rules occur.

may

find three earlier versions -the Original

Set, in small brown or white boxes (now

collector’s items), the “blue book” edition

of 1978, and the “red book” edition of

1981.

The Original Set was written by and for

“hobby garners.” But now, with millions

of players around the world, a more gen-

ebook

ax and Dave Arneson

Fantasy Adventure Game

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION. ..........................

.......... 2

Revised by Frank Mentzer

Editing by Anne C. Gray

Illustrations by Larry Elmore

0 1974,1977,1978,1981,1983

The Expert Game

The Player's Opportunities

The Dungeon Master's Task

PLAYERS' INFORMATION

Hit Dice and Hit Points. ..................................

Maximum Levels and Experience Points

Horses

Titles

Spell Casting

Multiple Spell Effects

..................

CHARACTER CLASSES - Human

............... 4

Cleric

WARNING: This book has been de-

signed to be used with the DUNGEONS

& DRAGONS@ Basic Set (the red box); it

does not explain how to play the game.

You must have the Basic rules before you

can use this set.

Cleric Charts and Tables

Clerical Spells: First to Sixth Level.

Fighter. ...........................

Fighter Charts and Tables

Magic-user Spells: First to Sixth Level ...............

Magic-User .........................................

................. 11

Thief .............................................................

CHARACTER CLASSES - Demi-Human. ......................

Dwarf

Thief Charts and Tables

Dwarf Charts and Tables

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS" Fantasy Adventure

Game 0 1974,1977,1978,1981,1983,TSR, Inc. All

Rights Reserved.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS@ and D&D" are regis-

tered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc.

Elf

Halfling .............................................................

Elf Charts and Tables

Halfling Charts and Tables

WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT

Weapons and Equipment Charts and Tables

Equipment Charts and Tables

Explanation of Equipment. ...........................................................

This book is protected under the copyright laws of

the United States of America. Any reproduction or

other unauthoriFed use of the material or artwork

contained herein is prohibited without the express

written consent of TSR, lnc.

THE ADVENTURE

Starting Out

Mapping

Becoming Lost

Scale

Distributed to the hook trade in the United States

by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random

House of Canada, Ltd. Distributed to the toy and

hobby trade by regional distributors.

Mdvement Rates. ....................................................................

Obstacles to Movement

Special Wilderness Travel

Food

Rest

Encumbrance

Printed in the U.S.A.

First Printing - July, 1983

DUNGEON MASTER'S SECTION

Procedures .........................................................................

Clans

Climbing

Combat (Special Types)

Construction Details. ........................................................

TSR, Inc.

TSR UK, Ltd.

P.O. Box 756

Lake Geneva, WI 53147

The Mill, Rathmore Road

Cambridge, UK CB1-4AD

Giving Experience Points ......................................................... .24

Followers

Mercenaries

Mixing Levels of Characters. ......................................................

.25

NPC Parties

Overusing Dice

Research (Magic Spells and Items)

Specialists

Spells Books, Lost.. ..........................................................

T.M.

...........................

Strongholds ...........

Swimming

Taxes

Wishes

TSR. Inc.

................. 28

TheD&DCampaign ........................................

Part 1: Designing the Wilderness

.......................... .38

............ .41

....... .45

......... 46

Part 2: Sample Wilderness and Home

Part 3: Adventures in the Wilderness

.............................

TREASURES

Unguarded Treasure

Magic Items.. .......................................................................

Explanation of Magic Items

Introduction

the actions of your characters. Logical re-

sults may create unexpected situations -

often even surprising the DM! In this way,

everyone contributes to the development

of the fantasy world.

The Player’s Opportunities

A character who grows in wealth and

power may build a castle and attract fol-

lowers. Settlers may come to live nearby,

and your character may eventually become

the ruler of a land! Living in a fortress,

your character may settle and control

larger and larger areas, bringing civiliza-

tion to the wilderness. You can discover the

fun of playing the role of a medieval land

owner - coping with day-to-day troubles,

wandering monsters, and even attacks

from powerful characters, both PCs and

NPCs.

Your characters can continue to travel,

roaming the wilderness in search of high

adventure. In dungeons, many new mon-

sters and treasures await your arrival. Cas-

tle owners may invite you in for a splendid

banquet, followed by stories and rumors of

great dangers and fabulous treasures. Or

perhaps they will not look upon your ar-

rival with kindness . . .

Whichever route you choose, you will

discover the excitement and intrigue in

dealing with the great wide world. Things

are happening elsewhere in the lands, and

some events may affect your characters -

such as weather, war, and politics. The

characters may, in turn, affect the course of

events. Many story lines may be developing

at the same time (just like in a fantasy

novel!).

Your DM will consider the greater forces

of nations and rulers, and combine this

“flow of history” with the lesser forces of

First there was the DUNGEONS & DRAG-

ONS@Basic Set. It taught you to play fan-

tasy characters of low experience levels

(1-3) and provided guidance on how to

create your own dungeons for hours of

fun.

Now there is the D&D@Expert Set

which will add a whole new dimension to

your games. D&D Expert will teach you

how to play characters of experience levels

4 through 14. It also opens the doors to the

world outside the dungeon. The wilder-

ness awaits.

You will learn about the world your

characters live and adventure in, including

their Home Town. And you will learn how

to keep the story of your character’s adven-

tures alive in the campaign game, the saga

of the world where the character lives.

This set includes two booklets. The first

contains all the new rules for the player

and Dungeon Master. These rules have

been carefully designed to add to those

you learned in the D&D Basic Set, and can

only be used with those rules. The second

is an Adventure Module and provides the

setting for many adventures on the Isle of

Dread, as well as showing you how a wil-

derness is created.

The Dungeon Master’s Task

As a Dungeon Master, your D&D wilder-

ness adventures will be far more challeng-

ing than a simple dungeon or two. For

example, you should have a general idea of

what is in each area of the wilderness, for

the party may go anywhere! Although a

few hints may help to guide the characters

toward a desired area, you must be ready

to make up minor details as needed, often

during play.

But before designing a full campaign

world in all its complexity, you should un-

derstand more about small towns and how

they survive. Once you understand how

towns begin and grow, cities and even

whole nations can be designed.

A full history and background 5dds that

“final touch” to the characters’ world - the

difference between a good Campaign and

a great one. Adventurers may even shape

the history of their world as they become

more powerful. More details about the

lands, peoples and cultures of a fantasy

world are given in the D&D Companion

Set.

A campaign is limited only by the

creativity of the Dungeon Master and play-

ers. There are dragons to slay, evil hordes

to overcome, towns to visit - and as usual,

dungeons to explore. Onward!

These new rules are easy to learn and use:

If you are a Player, turn to the Players’

Information section and read about the

new abilities and spells of each character

class. And if you are a Dungeon Master,

turn to the Dungeon Masters section to re-

view the new Procedures, Monsters, and

Treasures, and learn how to create your

own wilderness adventures.

Finally, to help you find rules during the

game, rules are arranged alphabetically in

each section and there is an index on the

outside back cover of the rule book.

The Expert Game

When you used the D&D Basic rules alone,

most adventures were simple “off to the

dungeon and back again” affairs. Your

low-level characters were still learning

about simple adventuring - and you were,

too!

However, just as in real life, nothing is

quite that simple. Instead of merely going

from town to dungeon, your characters

may now explore the hills and forests of

the wilderness world, as well as the chal-

lenges of rivers and seas.

Player’s Information

Hit Dice and Hit Points

After a character reaches name level, the

player no longer rolls dice to find addi-

tional hit points for the character. For each

level of experience earned, a given num-

ber of hit points (instead of hit dice) will be

gained. Each character can earn 9 hit dice

at most (8 for halflings). Any Constitution

adjustments to hit points apply only to the

Hit Dice, and not to the hit points added at

higher levels.

Re-memorizing spells: After a spell is

cast, the character cannot regain it until

well-rested. One night’s sleep is enough.

Upon awakening, and before other activi-

ties, an hour (of game time) must be spent

in study or meditation. Magic-users and

elves must use their spell books to regain

spells.

Reversed spells: Some spells may be “re-

versed” - cast with a result opposite to the

normal effect (cure light wounds becomes

cause light wounds, light becomes darkness,

etc.). The effect of a reversed spell is given

in the spell description.

A cleric may reverse a spell simply by

casting it backward. The player simply

says, “My cleric is casting the spell in re-

verse.” However, Lawful clerics prefer the

normal spells, and only cast the reversed

forms in life-or-death situations. Chaotic

clerics often use the reversed spells, and

only use the normal forms to benefit their

friends. Neutral clerics may choose to cast

the normal or the reversed forms, but the

cleric must continue using the forms first

chosen, and is not free to change from one

to the other.

Unlike cleric spells, reversible magic-

user (and elf) spells must be memorized in

reverse to be usable. The spell caster must

select the normal or reversed form of the

spell when the spell is memorized for the

day. Of course, any spell may be studied in

both normal and reversed forms. For ex-

ample, if a Seer has a lzght spell in a spell

book, the character could study both light

and darkness for an adventure.

Maximum Levels and Experience Points

One simple but firm rule of the D&D game

is that of “Maximum Levels.” A demi-

human character starts with far more spe-

cial abilities than a human. To help keep all

the character classes in balance, a halfling

may only rise to 8th level; dwarves and

elves may not progress beyond 12th level.

All human classes may continue to 36th

level.

Experience points, however, never reach

a maximum. They may always be earned,

even if a character’s level has stopped in-

creasing. Players should keep records of all

XP gained; this may affect high-level play,

as described in the D&D Companion and

Masters Sets.

Horses

As the Campaign develops, characters will

travel many miles in search of adventure.

Most characters will probably purchase

one or more horses to make travel faster

and easier. Riding horses are the fastest

normal steeds, but are no help in combat,

and do not wear barding (horse armor).

War horses are larger and tougher, and

may be useful in wilderness encounters. A

war horse can fight, using its two front

hoof attacks (for 1-6 points each), with the

help of the character riding it. While guid-

ing the horse, the character may not attack

or cast a spell, but may perform some

other action (such as drinking a potion,

changing weapons, etc.). When not ridden,

a war horse will defend itself without need-

ing such guidance. Any character class can

ride a war horse.

Multiple Spell Effects

Hit rolls, damage rolls, Saving Throws,

Morale, and other abilities may be affected

for a short time by using certain magic

spells. In general, multiples of the same

spell (such as two bless spells) do not com-

bine their effects, even if cast by two dif-

ferent characters. Two haste spells do not

allow attacks at four times the normal rate;

only the first haste will take effect. Different

spells, or those that add to the effects of

magic items, will usually combine suc-

cessfully. For example, a bless and a magic

sword will both apply to a Hit roll, in addi-

tion to Strength bonuses.

Titles

Most of the titles given in the class descrip-

tions apply to male characters only. Feel

free to create feminine forms for female

characters!

Spell Casting

All details on spell casting, as given in the

D&D@ Basic rulebook, still apply in full.

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