The Politics of Hell 22 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters Lore & Story Places The Politics of Hell GameMaster July 30, 2024 by Alexander von Thorn – Dragon Magazine #28 Author’s note: The following article cannot be considered the...
AD&D 2e The Real Basics 12 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e The Real Basics GameMaster June 15, 2024 This section is intended for novice role-players. If you have played role-playing games before, don’t be surprised...
AD&D 2e Glossary 17 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Glossary GameMaster June 15, 2024 Ability Any of the six natural traits that represent the basic definition of a player character: Strength,...
AD&D 2e Step-by-Step Character Generation 4 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Step-by-Step Character Generation GameMaster June 15, 2024 To create a character to play in the AD&D game, proceed, in order, through Chapters 1 through...
AD&D 2e Chapter 1: Player Character Ability Scores 18 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 1: Player Character Ability Scores GameMaster June 15, 2024 To venture into the worlds of the AD&D game, you first need to create a character. The...
AD&D 2e Chapter 2: Player Character Races 22 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 2: Player Character Races GameMaster June 15, 2024 After creating your character’s ability scores, you must select a player character race. This is not a...
AD&D 2e Chapter 3: Player Character Classes 84 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 3: Player Character Classes GameMaster June 15, 2024 After choosing your character’s race, you select his character class. A character class is like a profession...
AD&D 2e Chapter 4: Alignment 20 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 4: Alignment GameMaster June 15, 2024 After all other steps toward creating a character have been completed, the player must choose an alignment...
AD&D 2e Chapter 6: Money and Equipment 45 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 6: Money and Equipment GameMaster June 15, 2024 Although your character has some impressive abilities and skills, he really isn’t going to be effective without...
AD&D 2e Chapter 5: Proficiencies 59 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 5: Proficiencies GameMaster June 15, 2024 Most of what a player character can do is defined by his race, class, and ability scores....
AD&D 2e Chapter 7: Magic 31 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 7: Magic GameMaster June 15, 2024 Some of the most powerful weapons player characters have at their disposal in the AD&D game are...
AD&D 2e Chapter 8: Experience 5 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 8: Experience GameMaster June 15, 2024 After a player’s character has bravely set out and survived his first adventure, the player will have...
AD&D 2e Chapter 9: Combat 72 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 9: Combat GameMaster June 15, 2024 The AD&D game is an adventure game designed to give players a feeling of excitement and danger....
AD&D 2e Chapter 10: Treasure 14 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 10: Treasure GameMaster June 15, 2024 Hidden out there in the campaign world are great treasures awaiting discovery. Ancient dragons rest on huge...
AD&D 2e Chapter 11: Encounters 12 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 11: Encounters GameMaster June 15, 2024 Whenever a player character meets an NPC (nonplayer character), fights a monster, or even discovers a mysterious...
AD&D 2e Chapter 12: NPCs 12 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 12: NPCs GameMaster June 15, 2024 Player characters cannot fight, survive, wheel, deal, plot, or scheme without interacting with nonplayer characters (NPCs). Indeed,...
AD&D 2e Chapter 13: Vision and Light 6 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 13: Vision and Light GameMaster June 15, 2024 Before a character can do anything in the dungeon or the wilderness, he has to be able...
AD&D 2e Chapter 14: Time and Movement 23 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 14: Time and Movement GameMaster June 15, 2024 As in the real world, time passes in all AD&D game worlds. Weeks slip away as wizards...
AD&D 2e Chapter 15: PHB Wizard Spells 298 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 15: PHB Wizard Spells GameMaster June 15, 2024 Notes on Spells The spells are organized according to their group (priest or wizard) and level. Within...
AD&D 2e Chapter 16: Priest Spells 165 min read AD&D 2e PHB Book Chapters AD&D 2e Chapter 16: Priest Spells GameMaster June 15, 2024 Following the name of each priest spell, a magical school is given in parentheses. This is for...