AD&D (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) Source Books

DUNGEON MASTER'S GUIDE. Here is the essential manual for the AD&D game Dungeon Master. All the information you need to create and run thrilling swords-and-sorcery adventures is clearly laid out in the Dungeon Master's Guide. Learn all there is to know about magical spells, hundreds of magical devices and treasures, battles, travel, experience awards, and more. This fresh, new format is your guidebook to the challenging world of the AD&D Dungeon Master!

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PLAYER'S HANDBOOK. Here is the indispensable encyclopedia of fantasy role-playing. Everything the player needs is here: how to create a mighty hero or a crafty wizard; unique aspects of the elves, dwarves, halflings, and other fantasy races; all the weapons, armour, magical spells, and rules for thrilling battles against supernatural monsters. This fresh, new format for the Player's Handbook is your complete and illustrated guide to the world of heroic adventure!

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MONSTROUS MANUAL. Need a monster? Look inside, where more than 300 new pieces of full colour art show what the monsters really look like. This book contains more than 600 monsters, including all the creatures from the Monstrous Compendium Volumes 1 & 2. In addition, there are monsters from the other Monstrous Compendium volumes and some never seen in the game before. Entries have been organised, corrected, updated, and fully cross-referenced, to make this the most valuable monster reference ever.

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PLAYER'S OPTION: COMBAT & TACTICS. Tired of your fighter doing nothing but trading swings with monsters? Are your dungeon denizens' tactics getting a little too routine? Need help setting up that siege of the evil overlord's castle? Then this is the book for you. This exciting expansion to the AD&D game contains rules and systems that will make your battles more vibrant and realistic. There are new rules covering critical hits, tactical options, and combat manouevres such as shield walls, disarms, and more. Complete weapons tables for all eras of play include lots of new weapons and revised characteristics for old ones. The Combat & Tactics system has been carefully designed to present sets of rules in easy-to-use modules that you pick and choose from and incorporate into your campaign. Regardless of which ones you do use, you'll find everything works with everything else.

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PLAYER'S OPTION: SKILLS & POWERS. These pages hold the keys to humans who spot secret doors as easily as elves do, thieves who sense illusions, half-ogre sword masters, and a multitude of other unique characters, Player's Option Rulebooks present an alternative approach to AD&D characters. Custom-craft you next PC, selecting the profession, skills, and abilities you want. Characters can even have additional ability scores such as Stamina, Muscle, Balance, and others. New proficiencies, talents, and updated psionics round out the Player's Option character. Be ready for anything with Skills & Powers.

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PLAYER'S OPTION: SPELLS & MAGIC. Does your wizard wish to create a powerful magic item or a potent new spell? What other effects does your priest's favourite offensive spell accomplish? Spells & Magic provides players and Dungeon Masters with expanded rules that are compatible with the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide, and the rest of the Player's Option line of rulebooks. Within these pages you will find new spells and proficiencies for wizards and priests, plus further rules on spell research and magical item creation, new options for designing spellcasters, an alternate system of gaining and using spells, and much more. Use this book to bring out the full power and potential of any spellcasting character.

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DUNGEON MASTER OPTION: HIGH-LEVEL CAMPAIGNS. What's a DM to do when the player characters in his campaign become so powerful that nothing in the world is a challenge for them anymore? Just what are the essential ingredients in an adventure geared toward high-level play? Here is a trove of advice and new rules for every AD&D game Dungeon Master who wishes to create adventures for truly legendary heroes. Find everything you need to create encounters that confound the craftiest wizard and chill the most valiant warrior's heart. Discover the power of True Dweomers, the mightiest spells ever. Build new realities for your heroes to explore. Learn how to conduct magical duels and oversee the creation of magical items. Expand the horizons of your gaming experience with High-Level Campaigns.

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