ORIGINAL EDITION DELTA - House Rules Compatible With Original D&D - Player’s Rules (V. 1.0.7)

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Original Edition Delta Player’s Rules (v. 1.0.7) defines house-rule mechanics compatible with the original D&D tradition. It specifies racial traits, including vision, magic resistance, and special advantages; class rules for fighters, thieves, and wizards with equipment limits and combat progression. It covers alignment choices, ability generation, equipment costs and encumbrance, core combat rolls, initiative, surprise, and saving throws. It also outlines thief skills, wizard spell preparation and research, and key fighter feats, plus weapon damage, sizes, and missile timing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComic

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

RACES

Humans

Dwarves

Elves

Halflings

CLASSES

Fighters

Thieves

Wizards

ALIGNMENT

ABILITIES

EQUIPMENT

TARGET 20 (Core Mechanic)

ABILITY MODIFIERS

FIGHTER FEATS

THIEF SKILLS

WIZARD SPELLS

MOVE RATES & ENCUMBRANCE

WEAPONS

Melee weapons and special effects

Missile weapons

COMBAT

Surprise

Initiative

Attacks and Saves

ORIGINAL EDITION DELTA House Rules Compatible With Original D&D PLAYER’S RULES (V. 1.0.7) 1 RACES Humans: Unlimited level advancement (book limits apply to other races) . 2 Dwarves: Infravision 60', resist magic +4, dodge giants +4, find stone traps +1. Elves: Multi-classed, infravision 60', hide in woods (4 in 6), find wood traps +1. Halflings: Hide in woods (4 in 6), resist magic +4, ranged attacks +4 . 3 CLASSES Fighters: Use heavy armor, all weapons, fighter feats; attack bonus +1, hit points d8 per level (hp +3/level after name) . Thieves: Use light armor, light weapons, thief skills; attack bonus +2/3, hit points d6 per level (hp +2/level after name) . Wizards: Use no armor, dagger only, magic spells; attack bonus +1/2, hit points d4 per level (hp +1/level after name) . 4 ALIGNMENT Three Alignments: Lawful, Neutral, or Chaotic. New characters should list either Lawful or Neutral (if Chaotic, secretly inform the DM) . 5 ABILITIES Random Abilities: At first level, roll one selected ability 2d6+6, others 3d6 in order. For starting hit dice, re-roll any results of “1” or “2”. 6 EQUIPMENT Starting Money: Starting money (3d6 × 10) and equipment prices are in silver pieces. Chain mail costs 50, plate 200; a silver dagger 30, potion of healing 200, potion of mithridate 1000; rumors 10-60, ads for hires 100 sp each. 7 TARGET 20 Core Mechanic: For most combat actions, roll d20 + level + modifiers, with success indicated on a total of 20 or more. 8 ABILITY MODIFIERS Values: See table to the right for standard modifiers. The sequence continues in each direction (1 point modifier for every 3 ability score points) . 9 Effects: Strength: melee attacks & damage. Intelligence: secret door and trap detection. Wisdom: mental-attack saves. Dexterity: missile attacks and armor class. Constitution: hit die rolls. Charisma: reaction rolls. 10 FIGHTER FEATS Score Modifier 3-5 −2 6-8 −1 9-12 0 13-15 +1 16-18 +2 19-21 +3 22-24 +4 Feats: Fighters can select one feat every 4 levels (starting at 4th) to expand their combat abilities (see the section later for available feats) . When fighting 1st level (1-hit-die) opponents in melee, fighters get one attack per level. 11 THIEF SKILLS Skills: Thieves have the ability to (1) open locks, (2) remove traps, (3) pickpockets,(4) move silently, and (5) hide in shadows. Success requires rolling d20 + level + Dex modifier, and scoring 20 or more (3 tries per target) . Thieves add +1 to hear noise and climb wall checks, and score double damage from a silent attack from behind. These bonuses increment every 4 levels. 12 WIZARD SPELLS Spells: Wizards start with a spellbook containing all 1st-level spells. Only one instance of a given spell can be memorized at a time (no duplicates) . Adding anew spell from a book or scroll takes a roll of d20 + level + Int modifier, scoring 20 or more, and one day per spell level (3 tries per spell) . Wizards may research new spells at any level, craft potions & scrolls at 4th , wands & weapons at 8th , and any other magic items at 12th level. See book for costs. 13 MOVE RATES Scale: One turn is 1 minute. One round is 10 seconds. One inch is 5 feet (also called one “pace”) . 14 Encumbrance: Gear carried is measured in stone weight. See table to the right for values. 15 Movement: Characters can carry stone weight of up to 1/3 their Strength score at 12"move rate; up to 2/3 at 9"; and up to full Strength at 6". 16 Items Weight Light weapon, helmet, bow, arrows, 1/3 rope, skins, spikes, torches, lantern Medium or heavy weapon, leather, 1 shield, staff, pole, rations, 1K coins Chain mail 2 Plate mail 4 WEAPONS See the matrix below for melee weapon damage and special effects. 17 Size Type Light Medium Heavy Sword Dagger (1d4) Sword (1d8) 2-H Sword (1d10) Spear Spear (1d6) Polearm (1d8) Lance/Pike (1d8) * Axe Hand Axe (1d6) Battle Axe (1d8) Halberd (1d10) Club Mace (1d6) Morning Star (1d8) Flail (1d8)

FAQs

What is the main success target used for most rolls?

Most combat actions use a roll of d20 plus level and modifiers; success is indicated by a total of 20 or more.

How are random abilities generated at first level?

Roll one selected ability as 2d6+6, and roll the other abilities as 3d6 in order. Reroll any starting results of “1” or “2” for hit dice.

What rules govern thief skills and their success checks?

Thief skills include opening locks, removing traps, pickpocketing, moving silently, and hiding in shadows. Success requires rolling d20 + level + Dex modifier for 20 or more (with 3 tries per target), with additional situational bonuses that increase every 4 levels.

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