TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 INTRODUCTION What isa Role-Playing Game? PART 2—CREATING CHARACTERS. Dice Basic Ability Scores Ability Score Modifiers Personal Force Physical Score Experience Title - EXPERIENCE TABLE Title Abilities Money Move Life Points ‘Armor . How to Create a Character SUMMARY PART3~SKILLS SKILLLIST Building Bureaueracy Combat Commando .. Communication Computer: Detective Engineer Espionage Futuristic Magical . Master Criminal Mechanic Medical Pilot Scientist Social Stage Magician Street Criminal - Theatrical Wilderness PART 4—EQUIPMENT Money MODERN EQUIPMENT LIST FUTURISTIC EQUIPMENT LIST ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT LIST - Explanations of Items PART5—COMBAT Game Turns ‘Sequence of Events for ‘Combat Initiative Movement x Attack Declaration... CLOSE COMBAT WEAPON ‘CHART ae RANGED COMBAT WEAPON CHART Special Ranged Combat ‘Atiack Attack Success ‘ARMOR CATEGORY TABLE ARMOR TABLE Damage Attack Summary Multiple Attacks MULTIPLE ATTACK TABLE PAGE 2 DRRRHEEEEGEGRRNOCUS SS ocmmar HMA DeeaRRD RRRS Bek 22 123 23 23. 23) 224 Reloading and Changing Weapons Magicand Combat ‘The Attack Concept Reaction and Morale REACTION/MORALE TABLE ADDITIONAL COMBAT RULES ‘Automatic Hit and Miss Special Circumstances SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES TABLE Firing into Close Combat Modified Movement Base Reducing Multiple Attacks Dividing Damage Altering Weapon Statistics OPTIONAL COMBAT RULES Weapon Initiative Bonuses Aiming Ammunition Special Attacks ‘An Example of Combat PART 6—POWERS LIST OF POWERS ADEPT Remove Magic Magic Armor Magic Weapon Magic Prison Shape Shift CLAIRVOYANT Clairvoyance Cure. Psychometry Precognition Photon Ray CYBORG Recycling Implant Weapon Implant Piasteel Body Exoskeleton Backup Metabolism INVOKER Elemental Shaping Invoke Elementals INVOKER TABLE Possession Elemental Body Dimension Walking MAGNETO. Electosensing .- Electrosleep Energy Field EMTuning Energy Beam MENTAT Hypnosis Persuasion Altered Features « Metamorphosis Mass o Energy POLTERGEIST Sound Control Telekinesis Apportation Gravity Field Teleportation PROJECTOR Sensual Chaos Invisibility 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 29. 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 33, co) 33 34 34 176 17 179 35 35 35 35 SSRRRRRRRRRRRR Fear 37 Hallucination 37 Automaton... 37 SOMATRON 37 Physical Control 37 Dermal Armor 37 Regeneration 37 Energy Absorption 37 Shock Control 38 SORCERER 38 ‘True Sight 38 Fascination 38 Hlusion 38 Enchanted Sleep 38 Animation 38 TELEPATH 38 Mind Block 39 ESP 39 Telepathy 39 Neural Overload 39 Forced Rapport 39 WIZARD 39 Animal Control 39 Necromancy 40 Fy 40 Curse 40 Storm 40 PART 7~GM INFORMATION |“ \49 What DoesaGameMasierDo? |. -40 Know the Game 40 Keep the Adventures Exciting... .41 Keep the Game Fun 41 Example of Play 42 Creating Adventures 43 Settings 43 Fantasy ‘ 43 Science Fiction 44 Science Fantasy 44 TimeTravel ..... Seucrag Parallel Worlds 44 Pocket Universes 45 ‘Alternate Dimensions 45 Terrestrial 45 Themes 45 Tipsforthe Game Mast 46 The Setting Index 47 ‘Adjustment .. 47 Special Equipment 48 PART 8—LANDS OF WONDER 49 TheElder Lands 49 Map of the Elder Lands 50 Imperial Terra 51 The Land of Uo 53 Map of the Land of Ulro 54 The Swashbuckling Era 55 Table of Events seers, Historical Characters 55 Priddo 56 Map of Paris 287 Map of Priddo. 59 ‘The Elemental Planes 60 The Nine Worlds 61 Map of the Nine Worlds 62 Credits... 63 LORDS OF CREATION" IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK FOR ‘THE AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY'S FANTASY ROLE-PLAYING GAME. LORDS OF CREATION