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GYGAX & DAVE ARNESON  \n© COPYRIGHT 1974 • TACTICAL STUDIES RULES  \nI N D E X  \nThe Underworld ............................. 3  \nDistribution of Monsters and Treasure ............... 6  \nThe Move Turn in the Underworld ................. 8  \nUnderworld Monsters.......................... 9  \nMonster Determination and Level of Monster Matrix ............................ 10  \nAvoiding Monsters ............................ 12  \nThe Wilderness .............................. 14  \nCastles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  \nMovement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  \nWilderness Monsters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  \nWilderness Wandering Monsters ................... 18  \nEvading in the Wilderness ....................... 19  \nConstruction of Castles and Strongholds ............. 20  \nSpecialists ................................. 22  \nMen-at-Arms ................................ 23  \nRumors , Information , and Legends................. 23  \nPlayer/Character Support and Upkeep............... 24  \nBaronies .................................. 24  \nLand Combat ............................... 25  \nAerial Combat .............................. 25  \nNaval Combat............................... 28  \nSpecial Suggestions for Monsters i n Naval Adventure ......................... 34  \nHealing Wounds ............................. 35  \nTime ..................................... 35  \nAfterward ................................. 36  \nTHE UNDERWORLD  \nBefore it is possible to conduct a campaign of adventures in the mazey dungeons , it is necessary for the referee to sit down with pencil in hand and draw these labyrinths on graph paper. Unquestionably this will require a great deal of time and effort and imagination. The dungeons should look something like the example given below , with numerous levels which sprawl in all directions , not necessarily stack neatly above each other in a straight line.  \nSAMPLE CROSS SECTION OF LEVELS:  \nIn beginning a dungeon it is advisable to construct at least three levels at once , noting where stairs , trap doors (and chimneys) and slanting passages come out on lower levels , as well as the mouths of chutes and teleportation terminals. In doing the lowest level of such a set it is also necessary to leave space for the various methods of egress to still lower levels. A good dungeon will have no less thana dozen levels down , with offshoot levels in addition , and new levels under construction so that players will never grow tired of it. There is no real limit to the number of levels , nor is there any restriction on their size (other than the size of graph paper available) . \"Greyhawk Castle\" , for example , has over a dozen levels in succession downwards , more than that number branching from these , and not less than two new levels under construction at any given time. These levels contain such things as a museum from another age , an underground lake , a series of caverns filled with giant fungi , a bowling alley for 20' high Giants , an arena of evil , crypts , and so on.  \nA sample level is shown below in order to aid the prospective referee in designing his own game:  \nSAMPLE MAP OF UNDERWORLD LEVEL:  \n1. Note stairs down lead through blind passages and return to circular room with wedge-shaped divisions. Unless secret door is located this area will lead nowhere.  \n2. This is a simple room-labyrinth , generally leading nowhere , but \"A\" would bea room containing a monster and treasure , i.e. let us say \"4 ogres with 2 000 G. P. and 1 magic potion. \"  \n3. This area simply illustrates the use of slanting passages to help prevent players from accurately mapping a level (exact deviation from cardinal points is quite difficult for them to ascertain) .  \n4. 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