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The document discusses monster ratings in Tunnels & Trolls, which determine combat abilities and stats. It also covers different forms of special damage for monsters and provides examples of magic items and their pricing.

Monster ratings determine the number of dice and adds monsters have in combat, as well as their constitution and wizardry scores. The rating also indicates how much damage a monster can take before falling. Higher ratings mean better combat abilities and more hit points.

There are different forms of special damage like spite damage. They are triggered by rolling a certain number of sixes in combat, such as one six for spite damage or three sixes for an example given. Special damage is dealt directly to the target's constitution.

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The Monsters MR also serves


as its CON score, noting how
much damage a creature can
take. This monster would have
an effective CON of 19, thus
being able to withstand 19
points of damage before falling.
Damage is taken directly off a
creatures MR, reducing the
number of Adds it gets in combat.

The following is a sourcebook


of fearsome foes and fabulous
finds for dungeon delvers using
the Tunnels & Trolls 7th Edition
rules.

MONSTER RATING
As noted in the main rulebook,
most monsters are given a
Monster Rating (MR), which
determines how many dice and
adds they have in combat, as
well as their CON score and
WIZ score.

The Monster has a WIZ score


equal to its MR/10, rounded up.
This monster would have a WIZ
score of 2, and thus be unaffected by spells cast by wizards
with a WIZ score less than 2.

Combat Dice + Adds = (MR / 10)


+1 dice (round down!) plus
(MR /2) adds (round up!)

Remember, WIZ and Adds for


monsters will be changing during combat they are based on
the CURRENT MR.

So, an MR 19 monster gets 2


dice + 11 adds (19/10 +1 = 2
dice) (19/2 = 11 adds). The
number of dice never changes,
but the number of Adds does,
based on the monsters current
MR.

SPECIAL DAMAGE
The default form of Special
Damage is Spite Damage, dealing one point of damage for
every 6 rolled during combat.
However, alternate forms of

special damage can be used, if


the GM so chooses. Each form
of Special Damage comes with a
trigger that must be activated
during the combat roll. The
triggers are based on a number
of 6s rolled in combat, noted
thusly:

3/Call Flame = For every three 6s


that are rolled by the monster in
combat, one Call Flame spell is
conjured forth, targeting its
closest opponent.
4/Oh Go Away = If four 6s come
up in the combat roll, an Oh Go
Away spell is cast upon the
closest opponent.

1/ = the Special Damage is dealt


with each 6 rolled in combat,
much like Spite Damage.
2/ = The Special Damage is activated for every pair of 6s rolled
in combat.
3/ = The Special Damage is activated for every three sixes
rolled in combat.
4/ = The Special Damage is activated for every four sixes rolled
in combat
and so on.

All spells are assumed cast at


the lowest level, and cost the
creature no kremm to invoke.
As with Spite Damage, all
Special Damage is dealt directly
to the targets CON (or MR)
despite armor protection.

OTHER SPECIAL ABILITIES


Other Special Abilities can be
given to creatures at the GMs
discretion. A tough hide or
scales that absorb hits like
armor can be added. A high IQ
and WIZ may allow some monsters to cast spells. Some
monsters may be under the
influence of constant spells
like Cateyes or Little Feets.
Again, these abilities are natural

Special Damage examples:


1/1 Spite Damage, the default.
For every 6 rolled, one point of
damage is dealt.
1/2 = Severe Spite Damage. For
every 6 rolled, two points of
damage are dealt.

and do not cost any personal


kremm to maintain.

tional T&T. For this reason,


youll have to adjust the MRs
for monsters encountered. To
provide acceptable challenges
for your group, the following
MRs should be used for a standard 3-person party (add 1/3rd
for each additional character,
subtract 1/3rd for smaller
groups).
Adjusting Special Damage triggers reduce the number of
sixes needed to trigger the special damage by 1/3rd.

BALANCING ENCOUNTERS
From a game perspective, the
Monster Ratings here are
designed with a 4-person delving team in mind. If your
players have assembled a smaller crew, you may want to adjust
the MR for monsters they
encounter. If you have 3 players, multiply the MR by . If
you have 2 players, multiply it
by , and for one player, multiply it by .
Similarly, if you have larger
groups, you can increase the
MR appropriately. For 5 players, multiply by 5/4. For 6
players, multiply by 3/2, and so
on.

MONSTERS in T&T7R
If you find yourself using the
Revised T&T rules presented in
this Special Anniversary Edition
set, youll see that it normally
uses far fewer dice than tradi3

Average
Character Level

Appropriate
MR(total)

1-2

20

3-5

45

65

7-9

75

10-14

90

15

115

16-18

120

19-20

130

Amphisbaena
Monster Rating: 98
(typically found on
dungeon level 1)
Combat Dice: 10d6 +49
Special Damage: 1/1
Poisonous bites that burn, but
do not linger.

underground, but will


happily consume a
delver, should the situation present itself. If
captured, tamed, and
subsequently worn by a
pregnant woman, a live
amphisbaena guarantees
healthy children most likely
twins.

This large, two-headed serpent


has eyes that glow like candles.
Poison drips from its fangs, and
both heads can strike with lightning-quick attacks. These
creatures normally live on the
ants and other insects found

If the two halves of a dead


Amphisbaena are held together,
they will rejoin and the creature
will regenerate returning to
life once more.

Barbarian
Monster Rating: 95
(typically found on
dungeon level 1)
Combat Dice: 10d6 +48
Special Damage: 2/3
Furious blows denting armor
and breaking bones.

tive, bestial nature.


Ferocious fighters, these
combatants will fly into
a blood-thirsty rage
when provoked,
unyielding and doing
more damage with fists than
some with steel weapons.

These wild men have left civilization completely and gone to


live in the wildlands or underground. Dressed in captured
skins, they generally eschew
armor and other manufactured
items, preferring a more primi4

Barghest
Monster Rating: 196
(typically found on
dungeon level 3)
Combat Dice: 20d6 +98
Special Damage: 6/Glue
You the barghests howl chills
the heart and slows reactions.
Special Abilities: Cateyes this
nocturnal predator can see in
low-light conditions.

howl can freeze the


boldest of warriors in
their tracks. During
the day, the barghest
returns to its lair and
heals its wounds, waiting
until sunset to hunt again.

A monstrous blue/black canine,


the barghest is only visible in
the dead of night or in the dark
underground. Its terrifying
Bronze Legion, typical
warrior
Monster Rating: 29
Combat Dice: 3d6 +15
Special Damage: 1/1
normal spite damage.
Special Abilities: Armor
their equipment takes 3 hits per
combat round.

enemies. While they


may aid delvers in battle, they may end up at
odds over their belief
that all treasure recovered underground go
toward maintaining their
efforts underground. They
always work in pairs (battle
duo) and add an additional
pair per level of the dungeon or
underground complex. In addition, for every 4 warriors, add 1
commander.

The Bronze Legion is a militant


organization determined to
cleanse the underground world
of all foulness and treasure!
Structured and disciplined, they
make for strong allies, or deadly
5

Bronze Leader,
Commander
Monster Rating: 39
(with every 4 Bronze
Legion warriors)
Combat Dice: 4d6 +20
Special Damage: 1/1 normal
spite damage
Special Abilities: Armor their
equipment takes 10 hits per
combat round.

natural skill. Working


their way up through
the ranks of the legion
(read: surviving),
theyve honed their
skills in the dark depths
and are dedicated to the cause
of the Legion. No monster
escapes their blades, and all
items recovered are brought to
their leaders on the surface.

Leading between 4 and 6 warriors, the Bronze Legion


commanders are hard-and-fast
warriors with great training and

Cerberus
Monster Rating: 145
(typically found on
dungeon level 2)
Combat Dice: 15d6 +73
Special Damage: 7/Vorpal
Blade Razor-sharp fangs, three
heads, double damage dice.
Special Abilities: Second Sight
this guardian is never fooled by
illusions.
Unnatural hide Cerberus
tough hide takes 2 hits of damage per round.

A three-headed watchdog, Cerberus guards


subterranean complexes and tunnel systems.
Often, delvers may be
headstrong and fearless,
having penetrated the first level
of a tunnel complex, but
Cerberus guards the entry-way
to the deeper depths and must
be overcome before further
exploration can occur.

Chimera
Monster Rating: 147
(typically found on
dungeon level 2)
Combat Dice: 15d6 +74
Special Damage: 3/Call
Flame The fiery breath of the
dragon singes nearby foes.
Special Abilities: Magical
Resistance A chimera has an
effective WIZ score of 25.

might and cunning, and


a dragons magical
resistance and attacks,
this creature is a true
terror of the tunnels. A
frightening predator, the
chimera will use the terrain to
its benefit, and will make
stealthy sneak attacks to pick
off weak members of a delving
expedition.

A natural aberration, a chimera


is a fearsome mixture of lion,
goat and serpent. With a goats
voracious appetite, a lions

Cyclops
Monster Rating: 245
(typically found on
dungeon level 4)
Combat Dice: 25d6 +123
Special Damage: 1/2 A
barrage of rocks and boulders
penetrates all defenses.
Special Abilities: Second Sight
the single eye sees all!

tunnel complexes, they


are readily equipped
with boulders and
rocks used to pound
opponents into submission.

Strong, stubborn, and abrupt of


emotion, these giants are examples of pure violence and
power. Constantly creating new
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Dire Bat
Monster Rating: 95
(typically found on
dungeon level 1)
Combat Dice: 10d6 +48
Special Damage: 4/Hold
That Pose the sonic scrambling
confuses opponents
Special Abilities: Fly Me obviously, the bat can fly!

screech (a monstrous
version of a normal
bats echo-location call)
can make foes even
more vulnerable to
attack. Due to their sheer
size, they normal hunt alone,
but start appearing in pairs on
dungeon level 3.

Shrieking out of the darkness,


these giant bats often have a
wingspan of 5 feet or more.
Their claws and fangs deal terrible damage, but their sonic

Dire Lion
Monster Rating: 148
(typically found on
dungeon level 2)
Combat Dice: 15d6 +74
Special Damage: 5/Oh Go
Away the mighty roar drives
foes to flee (use the Dire Lions
current MR vs. the opponents
INT+LK+CHR)
Special Abilities: Unnatural
hide its tough hide takes 2 hits
of damage per round.

If the lion is the king of the


jungle, a Dire Lion is the
king of the dark underground ecosystem.
Massive creatures nearly 9
feet tall at the shoulder they
stalk dungeons and tunnels, preying on delvers and underworld
animals alike. The powerful roar of
a male dire lion can send the
bravest warrior running.
Encountered singly on dungeon
level 2, but more numerous the
deeper the depth (add another Dire
Lion for every 3 levels of depth).

Dire Wolf
Monster Rating: 95
(typically found on
dungeon level 1)
Combat Dice: 10d6 +48
Special Damage: 1/1
canny combatants, they seem to
always deal some damage.
Special Abilities: Cateyes this
wily predator can see in lowlight conditions

masters of surprise, easily catching most


delvers at unawares.
They are normally
found alone on upper
dungeon levels, but Dire
Wolf packs can grow quite
large in dangerous environments (add another Dire Wolf
for each level past the 2nd)

Exploring in the darkness, this


massive wolf stalks its prey,
waiting for the perfect moment
to pounce. Dire Wolves are

Dragonling
Monster Rating: 25 (typically found on dungeon
level 1)
Combat Dice: 3d6 +13
Special Damage: 1/1 standard spite damage.
Special Abilities: Will-o-Wisp
candle-like lights circle each
dragonlings head.
Magical Resistance A
dragonling has an effective WIZ
score of 15.

Whether the offspring of a


true dragon, or the mutant
children of the naga, dragonlings are small
humanoid creatures that
greatly resemble their namesake. Though diminutive, they make
up for perceived weakness with magical aptitude and sheer numbers. In
the uppermost level of an underground complex, 4 dragonlings will
be encountered together. For deeper
levels, add 2 additional dragonlings
for each level of the dungeon penetrated.

Goblinkin
Monster Rating: 294
(typically found on
dungeon level 5)
Combat Dice: 30d6 +147
Special Damage: 8/vorpal
blade able to focus their hate,
they can double their damage.
Special Abilities: Armor their
subterranean equipment takes
15 hits each round.

their burning hatred and


warlike ways toward
developing a strong
militant culture.
Hardened warriors all,
goblinkin are formidable
foes in the netherdeep.

While true goblins are often


hunchbacked weaklings
(though not always!), these
evolved goblinkin have turned

Harpy
Monster Rating: 245
(typically found on
dungeon level 4)
Combat Dice: 25d6 +123
Special Damage: 6/Befuddle
the hacking cry of the harpy
clouds the mind of foes!
Special Abilities: Fly Me
Harpies can fly.

a predatory bird combined with the head


and chest of a terrible
woman. Fierce and illtempered, harpies are
found in areas of filth and
stench, a natural result of having a harpy inhabitant. During
any encounter, a harpy continuously spits vulgarities and nasty
epithets.

A travesty of nature (or dark


magic, certainly!), harpies are
loathsome creatures with the
lower body, wings and claws of
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Hydra
Monster Rating: 45 per
head (typically 5)
Combat Dice: 5d6 +23
per head
Special Damage: 2/Call
Flame (per head) each head is
capable of belching fire.
Special Abilities: Armor plating the scales of a hydra take
5 hits (per head) each round.

es, and gladiatorial arenas, hydrae are related


to dragons, but much
simpler and sometimes more dangerous.
Filled with a single brutal
thought, destroy, a hydra is a
creature of violence. A hydra
may have between 3 and 12
heads, but there are rumors of a
hundred-headed monster lurking in the deepest pits of the
underworld.

These multi-headed creatures


are fearsome monsters indeed.
Great beasts that roam the
netherdeep, dungeon complex-

Hyenakin
Monster Rating: 25
(typically found on
dungeon level 1)
Combat Dice: 3d6 +13
Special Damage: 1/1 normal spite damage.
Special Abilities: Leather
armor absorbs 3 hits per combat round.

they often travel in


groups of 4 or more.
They hyenakin have
begun encroaching on
the realm of the lizardkin, and an underground
war is brewing between the two
species.

Some trick of underworld evolution, hyenakin are humanoid


creatures with hyena-like heads
and features. Fierce warriors,
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Lizardkin
Monster Rating: 35
(typically found on
dungeon level 1)
Combat Dice: 4d6 +18
Special Damage: 1/1
normal spite damage.
Special Abilities: Scaly hide
absorbs 2 hits per combat
round.

forge their underground


nation, and now find
themselves threatened
by encroaching hyenakin. Lizardkin fight
with crude spears with
stone heads, but their speed
and skill make up for any
weapon weakness. They are
usually encountered in trios,
when away from their homes.

Lizardkin were once the servants of the powerful naga, but


rebelled and eventually found
their own independence. They
have struggled for centuries to

Manticore
Monster Rating: 245
(typically found on
dungeon level 4)
Combat Dice: 25d6 +123
Special Damage: 1/1 a
manticores tailspikes usually
find their mark.
Special Abilities: Fly Me
Manticores can fly, if somewhat
clumsily.

bat, and a tail covered


in sharp spikes, the
manticore is a predator
through-and-through.
Always encountered
alone (manticores are not at
all social), they prefer bold confrontation to subtlety and guile.

With the body of a dire lion, the


head and intellect of a human
(though ugly), the wings of a
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Minotaur
Monster Rating: 245
(typically found on
dungeon level 4)
Combat Dice: 25d6 +123
Special Damage:
7/Befuddle a minotaur can confuse with a look!
Special Abilities: Never lost
A perfect sense of direction and
distance.

twisted caverns, using


their unerring sense of
location to track and
confuse foes.
Furthermore, a minotaur may add to the
confusion of a lost delver by
using its piercing stare which
sends the very mind of its victim into a tangled state.

A creature with the head of a


bull and body of a large man
or small giant. Mighty warriors, they haunt mazes and

Medusa
Monster Rating: 392
(typically found on
dungeon level 7)
Combat Dice: 40d6 +196
Special Damage: 10/Medusa
what were the chances!
Special Abilities: Healing
Feeling (self only) Immune to
all diseases and poisons.

petrifying!) visage, covered in snakes rather


than hair. The gaze of
a medusa can turn
unlucky delvers into
stone statues.

Dreaded offspring of the naga,


medusa are a perfect duality
an attractive, athletic body
topped by a terrifying (indeed,
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Oracle
Monster Rating: 343
(typically found on
dungeon level 6)
Combat Dice: 35d6 +172
Special Damage: 7/Dem
Bones Gonna Rise An oracle
summons MR 70 skeletons.
Special Abilities: ESP though
she has no eyes, the oracle can
still read the mind.
Shield Me she can protect herself against magic with a
thought.
Poor Baby Can heal 1 CON
point per round.

A seemingly blind woman, the


oracle provides a powerful ally
and contact deep in the underworld as well as a powerful
foe to those who are foolish
enough to provoke her wrath.
While some may think her an easy target,
theyll learn that she does indeed have
martial ability and hidden allies, as
skeletal remains animate at her feet and
protect her. She often provides cautious
delvers with information about the obstacles ahead and also maintains
relationships with some more monstrous
creatures, who respect her for her abilities
and healing power.

Satyr
Monster Rating: 145
(typically found on
dungeon level 2)
Combat Dice: 15d6 +73
Special Damage: 3/Befuddle
the pipes of the satyr lead to
distracting daydreams.
Special Abilities: Little Feets a
satyr is fast and can act twice in
each combat round.

hem. While they may


provide some delvers
with assistance, they
are often seen more as
an obstacle or troublesome distraction. Satyrs
may give spotty directions, false
information, or mislabeled
potions, but they are rarely
malevolent in their intent
more often theyre just looking
for a good laugh!

The living incarnation of exuberance and indulgence, satyrs


are creatures of mirth and may14

Trollkin
Monster Rating: 343
(typically found on
dungeon level 6)
Combat Dice: 35d6 +172
Special Damage: 1/1
standard spite damage
Special Abilities: Armor their
elaborate suits take 15 hits per
combat round.

the lower levels of the


underworld. Canny
and willful, trollkin
explore the subterranean world, looking
to subjugate those who
would serve as slaves and kill
any whod refuse. They have
developed massive cities at levels far lower in the murky
darkness, filled with riches and
dark magic. Their weapons and
armor are made of a strange,
dark metal that disintegrates if
exposed to natural light.

Unlike goblinkin, who are larger more brutish versions of their


less evolved cousins, trollkin are
smaller, more refined versions
of the massive trolls that haunt

Werewolf
Monster Rating: 149
(typically found on
dungeon level 2)
Combat Dice: 15d6 +75
Special Damage: 1/1
claws and fangs deal spite damage.
Special Abilities: Only harmed
by silver or magical weapons;
all other weapon damage is
ignored in the combat roll total.

mal men (and other kin


as well) into powerful
creatures of pure rage.
On the night of a full
moon, or in the unlit
world of the netherdeep,
werewolves remain in bestial
form. Only exposure to the
light of the sun can transform
them back into reasonable
beings.

The curse of lycanthropy is a


terrible one indeed; it turns nor15

the dwarven followers that


always camp out beneath his
floating fortress.

GUILDS AND
MAGIC ITEMS
What do old wizards do when
they tire of adventuring, or get
so injured or cowardly that they
cannot continue? Why, they
open up a shop, of course, or
become teachers for young wizards. The Wizards Guild and
the other Trollworld guilds
always need wizards to enchant
their merchandise and sell
knick-knackery to the hoi polloi.

WANDS AND STAVES


Wizards have many kinds of
tools, usually designed to save
kremm or to channel it more
effectively. This section lists a
few of those items that are commonly available from the
Wizards Guild.
Wizards may use a focusing
device such as a staff, a wand, a
ring, or the like to channel their
thoughts and reduce the cost of
a spell. A 1st-level wizard
reduces the spell cost by 1
point, second level gets 2
points off, third level gets 3
points off, and so forth. Thus,
you would think that a 10th
level wizard could cast all first
level spells for free, but there is
a limiting factor. No spell will
take effect unless one whole
point of magical energy is
poured into it. In fact, it is that
minimum amount of energy
needed to energize any spell
that defines what a point of

Virtually every city and town in


Trollworld has offices of the
various guilds available to the
public. These guild offices all
have guild shops. And these
shops all sell items to the public, thus earning the vast sums
of money it takes to keep such
organizations going. There are
even some guild shops in
notable dungeons and trackless
wastes. (Wherever the GM
would like to establish such a
place of business is a good place
for it.) The dwarf god
Gristlegrim maintains such an
establishment in the camp of

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Staff Ordinaire
Cost: 100 GP
Description: A stout quarterstaff of oak, enchanted to
reduce the cost of spell-casting
in the manner described above.
No sparkle, no jewels just a
stout chunk of wood suitable
for leaning upon and for
defending oneself. The staff
ordinaire is a 2D6 weapon in
combat and is the best bargain
in the store for low-level
Wizards.

is sentient, and it learns and


remembers all spells cast
through it. It is also indestructible to anything below 14th-level
magic. Deluxe staffs have an
INT attribute 1 point lower than
the INT of the Wizard to whom
it is tied. As that wizards INT
increases or decreases, so does
the staffs. In the event that the
Wizard is slain and the staff
passes into the keeping of
another Wizard, the staff will
retain the INT it had when its
first master died. If the new
master has an INT lower than
that of the staff, the staff may
seize control of the Wizards
mind and use him or her as a
kremm battery, behaving in what
is generally a destructive and
evil manner (as played by the
GM it is a demon, after all).
Because of its indestructibility
and extreme hardness, a deluxe
staff gets 4D6 in combat.

Deluxe Staff
Cost: 50,000 GP
Description: The deluxe staff is
really a demon bound into the
form of a polished rod of metal
and tied to a specific Wizard. It

Jeweled Staff
Cost: 1D6 x 1000 GP (depending on the value of jewel set on
the end)
Description: A stout quarter-

kremm represents. Paragons and


Specialist Mages can also use
focusing devices, though
Rogues cannot they were
never trained for it, and such
training is one of the most difficult things that true Wizards
learn. Rogues cannot cast spells
at higher levels, nor do they
reduce the spell-casting cost
when casting at lower levels.

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make the Wizard user seem


more impressive.

staff of ebony enchanted to


reduce the cost of spell casting
in exactly the same way as the
staff ordinaire. At the end of
the staff is a huge jewel (made
by casting Bigger is Better on a
small jewel). The staff produces
a rainbow shimmer effect when
magic is cast through it very
impressive.

Toy Magic Wand


Cost: 1D6 x 100 GP (depending
on what kind of jewel it has)
Description: A slim wand of
polished oak set with a glass
jewel at the casting end. The
wand has been enchanted to
draw 1 WIZ point of energy
and to sparkle when in use.
Thats all it does it doesnt
reduce the cost of any spell cast
with it at all. It looks magical,
but is just a toy. These wands
are sold in the public part of the
guild, store and anyone can buy
them.

Magic Wand
Cost: 1D6 x 1000 GP (depending on the type of jewel set into
it)
Description: A slim wand of
polished ash wood set with a
true jewel at the casting end.
These wands reduce the casting
cost of a spell by 1 point, plus
an additional 1 point for each
level of the spell below the casters level. For example, a
3rd-level Wizard casting a 1stlevel TTYF through his wand
would pay only 1 point of WIZ
(the spell cost being reduced by
3 due to the wand and an additional 2 because hes 2 levels
higher than the spell). These
wands also sparkle in order to
fool the general public and look
like the fake ones; it tends to

POTIONS
Most spells can be infused into
potions. Any liquid base may
be used: water, juice, milk,
liquor, or even blood. Evil
types really like to use blood as
the basis for the potion. More
civilized types prefer brandy
while specialists prefer various
herbal teas. The Wizards Guild
sells two versions of their
potionsone in sweetened

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Bottle of Light (100 gp). Dont


drink this. Just shake it up and
it will glow for 2 min. Of
course you need a transparent
container, and it only works
once.

water and one in brandy. The


warriors guild uses brandy and
blood for their potions. The
Thieves Guild just uses blood.
The Merchants Guild uses half
a dozen varieties of booze. The
Healers Guild uses chicken
soup as a basis for everything.

Admission Fluid (200 gp). Splash


it on any lock, and the lock will
fail for the next 2 min.

The formula for determining


the cost of a potion is 100 times
the number of spell points put
into the potion times the level
of the casting. No allowance is
made for higher level wizards
creating lower level potions and
getting the spell done at a
reduced cost.

Trust Your Feelings Tea (1,000


gp). Allows the drinker to do
one free Omnipotent Eye spell.
Cateyes Potion (1,200 gp).
Allows the drinker to see well
in low-light conditions for 30
min.

The standard potion comes


with only one dose. Drink or
use the whole thing to get the
rated effect. If you only use
part of a potion, you will not
cross the threshold necessary to
activate the magic, and so you
wasted it. Potions may come in
containers of different sizesas
small as a shot glass, or as large
as a bucket. You still gotta
drink it all, or splash it all on
the target, to get the desired
effect.

Healing Potion (400 gp). One


dose of the potion will heal one
point of CON damage. It may
be purchased in containers
holding up to 10 doses at a
time. Such bottles have marks
on the side showing how much
should be drunk to obtain the
desired result.

Perfect Remedy (4,200 gp). Cures


any disease including the com-

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an enchanted item or magical


potion of some form. Rather
than fill the book with long
lists, Ive provided some short
lists and the principles of how
to make longer ones yourself.

mon cold. Does not restore


CON points.
Universal Antidote (2,800 gp).
Stops the action of any poison.
Does not restore CON points.

A bespelled item is one that has


one spell cast upon it one time.
The magic is not permanent,
and typically is only good for
one use. These are the least
expensive of magical items, and
are sometimes given away for
free to drum up business.
These are the kind of things that
Wizards and some Rogues
make during adventures.
Vorpal Blade is typical of such
spells a low-level combat
spell with a temporary effect.
In magic shops, such spells can
be cast with an activation trigger (such as going into combat)
to remain on the weapon until it
is needed. These are the least
expensive types of magic to
buy, and generally sell for about
one-quarter of the cost a Wizard
would pay to purchase the spell
(250 gp x Spell Level).

Booster Juice (7,200 gp). There


are really 8 different flavors of
this drink, one for each attribute. The drinker will double
the chosen attribute for 50 min.
After that he spends another 50
min. with the attribute halved.

OTHER ITEMS
For a reasonable fee, the
Wizards Guild is willing to
provide virtually any kind of
magic item that you may desire.
The Game Master has to provide these services. How much
it costs should depend on the
complexity of the object and the
amount of magic it would take
to produce it.
The lists of wizardly tools,
enchanted items, and magical
potions could be very long
indeed. Virtually every spell in
the spellbook can be turned into

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cal power. You can always tell


these items because they come
with a limited number of uses
(or charges).

An enchanted item is one that


has two spells on it: One to
leech kremm from the wearer
or user, and the other to produce an effect of some kind
using that kremm. These are
the typical magic items found in
dungeons and sold in shops.
They are not single-use items,
but can be used over and over.
Buying an enchanted vorpal
sword would mean your combat total is always doubled, but
your WIZ attribute would
always be reduced by 6 points
for each use. Typical costs for
such items are the base cost of
the item plus half the cost of the
spell (500 gp x Spell Level). In
our example, 200 gp for the
sword and 500 gp for the
enchantment of the Vorpal
Blade, for a total of 700 gp.
Note: Enchanted items temporarily lose their enchantment
when the users kremm gets too
low.

A truly magical item comes


with at least two enchantments: One that produces each
spell or effect for which the
item is designed, and the other
to absorb the necessary kremm
from the planet itself to power
its spell(s) or effect(s). Such
magical artifacts never lose their
power, and do not reduce the
WIZ attribute of their wielder.
This is the best type, and they
are both rare and very expensive (at least 8,000 + 1,000 gp
per Spell Level).

WEAPONS
A bespelled Vorpal weapon
does double the basic dice roll
in combat and costs 250 gp plus
the cost of the weapon. All daggers and swords can be
Vorpalled. The spell is triggered on the next use of the
weapon. For an additional 100
gp, a trigger command can be
added, allowing the spell to be
saved until activated by the

A second class of enchanted


item has a kremm battery
embedded right into it. Such
items store magical energy and
are good for a certain number
of uses before losing their magi21

item plus form of magic x level


of spell.

wielder. Tridents, spears, axes,


maces, bows, crossbows,
polearms and hafted weapons
cannot be vorpalled.

For example, a 200 gp gold ring


is turned into a magical ring of
invisibility:

An enchanted Vorpal weapon


also does double dice in combat
and costs 500 gp plus the cost of
the weapon. It uses the WIZ
score of the wielder to activate,
and drains the appropriate
amount of kremm per use.

Ring of Invisibility (10,200 gp).


A gold ring set with a starshaped diamond. Wearing it
will cause the wearer to become
invisibleexactly as if he were
in a Hidey Hole spell.

Magical Vorpal blades do double dice damage and cost 9,000


gp plus the cost of the weapon.
These require no kremm from
the wielder, and always remain
active.

Magic Target Shield (16,035


gp). A target shield with a
Zaparmor bonus, absorbs 12
hits per combat round.

Similarly, weapons can be


Whammied (tripling the dice in
combat) for the cost of the
weapon plus the cost of the
magic (bespelled for 500 gp.,
enchanted for 1,000 gp, magical
for 10,000 gp).

JEWELRY
Jewelry and other manufactured items follow the same
formula as weapons: Cost of the

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