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MONEY CONVERSIONS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Coin Type       Gold Equivalent
-------------------------------
Copper          200 cp = 1 gp
Silver          20 sp = 1 gp
Electrum        2 ep = 1 gp
Gold            1 gp = 1 gp
Platinum        1/5 pp = 1 gp

SPELL LIST
^^^^^^^^^^
This is a listing of spells available to  playercharacter clerics and
magic-users as they gain in level.

First Level Clerical Spells
---------------------------
Bless/Curse
Cure Light Wounds/Cause Light Wounds
Detect Magic
Protection from Evil/Protection from Good

Second Level Clerical Spells
----------------------------
Find Traps
Hold Person
Resist Fire
Silence 15' Radius
Solw Poison
Snake Charm
Spiritual Hammer

Third Level Clerical Spells
---------------------------
Animate Dead
Cure Blindness/Cause Blindness
Cure Disease/Cause Disease
Dispel Magic
Prayer
Remove Curse/Bestow Curse

First Level Magic-User Spells
-----------------------------
Burning Hands
Charm Person
Detect Magic
Enlarge/Reduce
Friends
Magic Missile
Protection from Evil/Protection from Good
Read Magic
Shield
Shocking Grasp

Second Level Magic-User Spells
------------------------------
Detect Invisibility
Invisibility
Knock
Mirror Image
Ray of Enfeeblement
Stinking Cloud
Strength

Third Level Magic-User Spells
-----------------------------
Blink
Dispel Magic
Fireball
Haste
Hold Person
Invisibility, 10' Radius
Lightning Bolt
Protection from Evil, 10' Radius/Protection from Good, 10' Radius
Protection from Normal Missiles
Slow

ARMOR LIST
^^^^^^^^^^
                   Weight        Maximum
Armor Type         in gp.   AC   Movement-*
-------------------------------------------
None               0        10   -
Shield, Small-#    50       9    -
Leather            150      8    12 squares
Padded             100      8    9 squares
Studded            200      7    9 squares
Ring               250      7    9 squares
Scale              400      6    6 squares
Chain              300      5    9 squares
Splint             400      4    6 squares
Banded             350      4    9 squares
Plate              450      3    6 squares

limited in movement to a minimum of 3 squares per turn.
# - A Shield subtracts 1 AC from any armor it's used with.

TABLE OF EXPERIENCE PER LEVEL
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The following shows the amount of experience a character must earn to gain a
level in his character class.  All experience earned by multiple-class
characters is divided by the number of classes.  When a character has earned a
gain in level for one class but not another, the Show command shows the highest
level.  Thus, a character who is a fighter-thief and has earned 1,800 experience
points in each class (a total of 3,600 XP), will be shown to be 2nd level
because he has earned that level as a thief, though not as a fighter.  His
fighting abilities are still based on his being a 1st level fighter.

Cleric:                   Spells-*
Level  Experience         1  2  3
----------------------------------
1      0 - 1,500          1  -  -
2      1,501 - 3,000      2  -  -
3      3,001 - 6,000      2  1  -
4      6,001 - 13,000     3  2  -
5      13,001 - 27,500    3  3  1
6      27,501 - 55,000    3  3  2

greater.

Fighter:
Level  Experience
-----------------
1      0 - 2,000
2      2,001 - 4000
3      4,001 - 8000
4      8,001 - 18,000
5      18,001 - 35,000
6      35,001 - 70,000
7      70,001 - 125,000
8      125,001 - 250,000

Magic-User                Spells
Level  Experience         1  2  3
----------------------------------
1      0 - 2,500          1  -  -
2      2,501 - 5,000      2  -  -
3      5,001 - 10,000     2  1  -
4      10,001 - 22,500    3  2  -
5      22,501 - 40,000    4  2  1
6      40,001 - 60,000    4  2  2

Theif:
Level  Experience
-----------------
1      0 - 1,250
2      1,251 - 2,500
3      2,501 - 5,000
4      5,001 - 10,000
5      10,001 - 20,000
6      20,001 - 42,500
7      42,501 - 70,000
8      70,001 - 110,000
9      110,001 - 160,000

CLERICS vs. UNDEAD
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A good or evil cleric (not a neutral one) has a certain influence on undead.  He
extends this influence by using the Turn command in the Combat Menu.  His level
determines how many undead and what kind he can influence.  Evil clerics can
make undead either neutral of friendly to the party.  Good clerics can drive the
undead away and may be able to destroy them if the cleric is of a high enough
level and the undead are of a low-enough level.

The following is a list of undead in increasing order of power and what minimum
level of cleric a character has to be to have any influence over them.  Low
level clerics generally have a chance, not a certainty, of affecting undead.
                  Minimum
Undead Type   Level of Cleric
-----------------------------
Skeleton           1st
Zombie             1st
Ghoul              1st
Wight              1st
Wraith             3rd
Mummy              4th
Spectre            5th
Vampire            6th

GLOSSARY OF AD&D GAME TERMS AND COMPUTER TERMS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ABILITY SCORES: These are numbers that describe the attributes of the
characters.  There are six ability scores: Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom,
Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma.  For the most part, the range of numbers
runs from 3 to 18, the higher the better.

ADVENTURER: This is a term for one of the characters you play in this game.

ALIGNMENT: This is the basic philosophy of a character.

CHARACTER: This is another name for one of the persons you play in the game.  A
party consists of several characters.

COMMAND: A one or two word option in a menu.  Activating that command allows you
to either to view another menu or have your characters perform an action.

ENCOUNTER: This is whay happens when a party meets a monster.  You are given a
menu of choices of how you want to handle the situation.

ENTER: The act of giving a command to the computer.  How this is done varies
depending on the computer.

EXPERIENCE POINTS (XP): Every encounter the characters have yeilds experience
points for every character depending on how successful the encounter was for the
party.  A character who gains enough XP can advance a level if he has enough
gold for training.

FACING: In combat, a character faces a certain direction.  An attack from the
direction he is not facing has a greater chance of doing damage.  A character
will always face an opponent if he only has one opponent.

HIT POINTS (HP): This is a measure of how healthy a character is.  Damage from
weapons subtracts hit points from the character's total.  When he has lost all
of his hit points, he is unconscious and dying.  If his wounds are bound by
another party member, he is simply unconscious.

ICON: This is the small picture of a monster or a character seen in the initial
stages of an encounter and during combat.  Character icons can be altered using
the Alter command in the Camp Menu.

INITIATIVE: This is a semi-random determination of which character in a combat
acts first.  The characters with higher dexterities have a better chance for a
higher initiative.

LEVEL: This describes the power of a number of different items.  The power of
characters, dungeons, monsters, and spells are all described with levels.

CHARACTER LEVEL: This is a determination of how much experience a character has.
The higher the level, the more experience and important the character is.
High-level spellcasters can cast high level spells.

DUNGEON LEVEL: This is a measure of how far in the earth a dungeon is.  For the
most part, the further down one is, the more ferocious the monsters.  Thus, a
high-level dungeon refers either to how deep it goes of the relative toughness
of the monsters.

MONSTER LEVEL: This is a measure of how powerful monsters are.  The higher the
level, the more powerful the monster.

SPELL LEVEL: Spells come in degrees of difficulty.  The higher the level of the
spell, the higher the difficulty.  Only very experienced magic-users and clerics
can learn high level spells.

MAGIC: This term covers spellcasting, enchanted items, and any other application
of the supernatural.

MELEE COMBAT: This is hand-to-hand combat with weapons such as swords, spears,
and fists.

MISSILE COMBAT: This is ranged combat with weapons such as bows and arrows,
crossbows and quarrels, and slings and slingstones.

MONSTER: This term actually includes human and other player races as well as
such creatures as ogres and dragons.  In general, if it isn't part of your
party, it's a monster.  Monsters are not necessarily hostile.  Some may be
helpful.  Thats what the Parlay command in the Encounter Menu is for.

NON-PLAYER CHARACTER (NPC): This is a member of a player character race who is
not controlled by the player.  Some NPCs can be brought into a party.

PARTY: The group of adventurers you form to perform the missions you are given.
A party can be reformed for each adventure, and even altered during the course
of an adventure.

PLAYER CHARACTER (PC): This is a member of a player character race who is
controlled by the player.  The characters in your adventuring party are PCs.

SPELL: This is a magic incantation that cam alter the nature of reality.  Both
magic-users and clerics can cast spells after memorizing them.  If the spell is
cast, it is gone from the user's mind and must be rememorized.

SPELL BOOK: The book a magic-user carries his spells in.  If he doesn't have a
magic book, he has no spells to memorize.

ARMOR AND WEAPONS PERMITTED BY CHARACTER CLASS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Class        Armor     Shield    Weapons
------------------------------------------
Cleric       any       any       club, flail, hammer, mace, staff
Fighter      any       any       any
Magic-User   none      none      dagger, dart, staff
Theif        leather   none      club, dagger, dart, sling, one handed swords


WEAPON LIST
^^^^^^^^^^^
                   Damage vs.   Damage vs. Larger    Number
Name               Man Sized     Than Mans Sized    of Hands     Class
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Axe, Hand             1-6              1-4             1           f
Bardiche +            2-8              3-12            2           f
Bastard Sword         2-16             2-16            2           f
Battleaxe             1-8              1-8             1           f
Bec de Corbin +       1-8              1-6             2           f
Bill-Guisarme +       2-8              1-10            2           f
Bo Stick              1-6              1-3             2           f
Broad Sword           2-8              2-7             1          f,th
Club                  1-6              1-3             1        f,cl,th
Dagger                1-4              1-3             1        f,mu,th
Dart                  1-3              1-2             1        f,mu,th
Fauchard +            1-6              1-8             2           f
Fauchard-Fork +       1-8              1-10            2           f
Flail                 2-7              2-8             1          f,cl
Fork, Military +      1-8              2-8             2           f
Glaive +              1-6              1-10            2           f
Glaive, Guisarme +    2-8              2-12            2           f
Guisarme +            2-8              1-8             2           f
Guisarme-Voulge +     2-8              2-8             2           f
Halberd +             1-10             2-12            2           f
Lucern Hammer +       2-8              1-6             2           f
Hammer                2-5              1-4             1          f,cl
Javelin               1-6              1-6             1           f
Jo Stick              1-6              1-4             1           f
Long Sword            1-8              1-12            1          f,th
Mace                  2-7              1-6             1          f,cl
Morning Star          2-8              2-7             1           f
Partisan +            1-6              2-7             2           f
Pick, Military        2-5              1-4             1           f
Pike, Awl +           1-6              2-12            1           f
Quarterstaff          1-6              1-6             2        f,cl,mu
Ranseur +             2-8              2-8             2           f
Scimitar              1-8              1-8             1          f,th
Short Sword           1-6              1-8             1          f,th
Spear                 1-6              1-8             1           f
Spectum +             2-7              2-12            2           f
Trident               2-7              3-12            1           f
Two-Handed Sword      1-10             3-18            2           f
Voulge +              2-8              2-8             2           f
Composite Long Bow *  1-6              1-6             2           f
Composite Short Bow * 1-6              1-6             2           f
Long Bow *            1-6              1-6             2           f
Heavy Crossbow #      2-5              2-7             2           f
Light Crossbow #      1-4              1-4             2           f
Short Bow *           1-6              1-6             2           f
Sling                 1-4              1-4             1          f,th
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      + Polearm                                         f  = fighter
      * Must have ready arrows to fire.                 cl = cleric
      # Must have ready quarrels to fire.               th = theif
                                                        mu = magic-user

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