Zasady Deathmaze

1.0 Introduction

Deathmaze is a game for one to six players in which each player controls the actions of one or more adventurers exploring the depths of a horror-filled catacomb in pursuit of glory and gold. Like fantasy role-playing games, Deathmaze deals with personal heroic fantasy; unlike such games, Deathmaze requires no gamesmaster, but pits the players' skills against an un-gamemastered game-system.

2.0 Game Equipment

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2.1 Components

Deathmaze consists of a rules booklet with charts and two identical sets of 100 counters each.

If no die is available, players may use the randomizer chits included in the countersheet. If a die roll is called for, draw one of these chits at random to give a number from 1 to 6.

2.11 Sample Monster Unit

A monster counter shows: the Combat Bonus (or Weapon) (the number at the upper left, or a W for a weapon-armed monster), the Number of Dice Rolled for Wound Points and the Number Added to Die Roll (e.g. 1+2), the Monster Symbol (a portrait) and the Monster Name (printed vertically). The sample is the Mummy: 7 1+2, i.e. Combat Bonus 7 and Wound Points of 1D6+2.

2.12 Summary of Unit Types

Adventurers (counters): Hero, Wizard, Thief, and the Party Counter. A Randomizer Chit is a counter numbered 1 to 6.

Monsters (counter values as printed: Combat Bonus, or W for a weapon-armed monster, then Wound Point dice code):

Segment chits are of two kinds: Room Cup chits (rooms, some with a fountain, statue or trap door, and some of the Room Cup chits marked Corridor) and Corridor Cup chits (corridors).

2.2 Segment Chits

The Room and Corridor chits are used to build the Deathmaze in the course of play; no game-map is included with the game. Instead, Players lay Room and Corridor chits adjacent to each other during play, like dominoes, to show the configuration of the Deathmaze. Each chit, and each area adjacent to previously-placed chits where a chit may be placed, is called a Segment of the Deathmaze.

2.3 Dice Codes

Throughout these rules, a jargon which has been developed in the fantasy-gaming hobby is used to describe the number and type of dice to be rolled at certain points during the game. These are Dice Codes; a dice code is in the form of a number followed by the letter "D" followed by another number, plus or minus or times a third number. The first number dictates the number of dice to be rolled; the number after "D" determines whether six-sided or three-sided dice are to be rolled (when rolling three-sided dice, roll six-sided dice and divide the resulting number by two, rounding fractions up). The third number is a number added to, subtracted from, or multiplied by the number rolled. Example: "3D6×5" means: roll three six-sided (i.e., regular) dice, and multiply the resulting number by five. "1D3+2" means: roll a six-sided die, divide the number rolled by two (rounding up) to yield a number between 1 and 3, and add two to the resulting number.

3.0 General Course of Play

General Rule: In the Deathmaze, each Player takes the part of between one and six adventurers. If the game is played solitaire, the Player may control up to six adventurers; if more Players play, each controls one or more adventurers — as long as there are no more than six (total) adventurers, and as long as all players have an equal number of adventurers under their control.

The first thing a Player must do before beginning play is to determine what his adventurers are like. Each adventurer is either a Thief, a Hero, or (in the advanced game) a Wizard.

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3.1 Creating a Character

On the Chart Sheet provided with the game is a Character Record; one such Record must be filled out for each adventurer who is to enter the Deathmaze. Only one Record is provided with the game: you are free to photocopy it, or to copy Records on pieces of scrap paper.

The first item of information that must be entered for each adventurer is his Class — Thief, Hero, or Wizard. Next, enter each adventurer's Name [names are chosen by a Player]. Under Wound Points, enter 8 for Heros and 6 for Thieves. Enter 1 under Magic Resistance for all adventurers.

Two weapons must be entered for each adventurer; the available weapons are listed on the Combat Results Table (see Chart Sheet). Enter weapons under Weapons.

If the adventurer is a Thief, enter 1 Detrap under Skills/Spells.

The adventurers are now nearly complete; but before play begins, each adventurer acquires a little experience in the outside world. For each adventurer, either:

a. increase his Wound Points by one; or b. give him skill with one weapon (enter "+1" and the name of the weapon — for example, "+1 Sword,") under Weapon Skill; or c. for Thieves, increase his Detrap skill by one (replace "1 Detrap" with "2 Detrap").

3.2 How Many Adventurers Should Be Created

If Deathmaze is played solitaire, the player may create as many adventurers as he likes, to a maximum of six. (Four adventurers is about the minimum number that have a chance of success). Two players should each control three adventurers; three players, two each; four to six players, one each.

4.0 Winning the Game

General Rule: A player (in either a solitaire or multi-player game) is considered to win the game if: a) at least half of his adventurers make it out of the Deathmaze alive, and b) all of the adventurers which make it out have gained at least 75 Experience Points and 100 Bezants (the unit of currency in Deathmaze) or an equivalent value in gems during their stay in Deathmaze. Thus, in a multi-player game, more than one player can win. Deathmaze is a cooperative, not competitive, game.

The methods by which adventurers acquire Experience and Bezants will be described later in the rules.

In order to exit the Deathmaze (and thus end the game), a player must get his adventurers back to the Corridor chit from which they originally entered the Deathmaze (see Case 5.13).

5.0 Exploring the Deathmaze

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5.1 Setting Up for Play

5.11 Before the adventurers enter the Deathmaze, a Player must organize them into a marching order. Take Hero and Thief counters from the countermix, one for each corresponding adventurer, and assign one counter to each adventurer. Then, arrange these counters in a marching order on a flat surface (as described below).

5.12 A marching order consists of a number of rows of adventurers. Adventurers in the first row will come into direct contact with monsters, and will have to use melee weapons to fight them; adventurers in the second row will be able to use missile weapons (and, in the advanced game, cast spells); adventurers in the third and subsequent rows will not be able to engage in combat. No more than three adventurers may be present in each row. At least two adventurers must be present in the first row (unless there is only one adventurer in the party). Players may by mutual agreement organize the adventurers into any order within these limitations (i.e., two or three in the first row, but no more than three in other rows).

5.13 After a marching order has been determined, punch out the Corridor and Room chits. Place the Corridor chits in a cup or other receptacle, and the Room chits in a second receptacle. Draw one Corridor chit at random, and place it facing in any direction on the table. Take the Party marker and place it on top of the Corridor chit; this corridor is the first part of the Deathmaze that the adventurers have entered.

5.14 Note: Except when the party is engaged in combat or negotiations, a Player may rearrange the party's marching order in any way that suits his fancy, in accordance with 5.72.

5.2 Moving Through the Deathmaze

5.21 In Deathmaze, there is no playing board or game-map. Instead, a Player builds up a map of the maze in the course of play by laying Corridor and Room chits adjacent to each other. The Party marker is always placed on top of one of the chits to mark the location of the adventurers' party.

5.22 Each time the party leaves a Corridor Segment through one of the two open sides of the Corridor chit (i.e., not through a door), a Player draws a Corridor chit from the appropriate cup and places it adjacent to the Corridor chit the party has just left. (Obviously, if a chit has previously been drawn and placed for the adjacent Corridor Segment, no new chit is drawn).

5.23 Each time the party leaves any Segment (Corridor or Room) through a door, a Player draws a Room chit from the Room cup and places it adjacent to the door the party just went through. Some of the chits in the Room cup are marked Corridor, with a corridor configuration; if one of these chits is drawn, throw it back into the Room cup, draw a chit from the Corridor cup, and use it instead of a Room chit. (If the Corridor cup is empty, chits marked Corridor may be used instead.) If then a Corridor chit with no doors should be drawn, this corridor chit may be placed with one of its open ends abutting the door the party has exited. Note: If a chit has previously been drawn for a Segment the party wishes to enter, no new chit is drawn. If the party exits a door into an area for which no chit has been drawn and that new area abuts on an open, previously drawn Corridor segment, draw a Corridor chit (despite the fact that the party is moving through a door).

5.24 Often, a Player will draw a chit which can be placed adjacent to the previous chit in more than one configuration — that is, facing in two or more different directions. In this case, he may place the chit to face in any valid direction.

5.25 A chit must be placed so that any adjacent doors on previously placed chits abut doors on the new chit and adjacent blank walls must abut blank walls. When a Corridor chit is placed, it must be placed so that any open ends of adjacent Corridor chits abut open ends of the placed chit. Sometimes, a draw chit does not complement the adjacent chits (for instance, when three doors are required and a draw chit has only two). In such a case, throw the draw chit back into the appropriate cup and draw another. Keep on drawing until a chit that fits is drawn. If there are no chits that fit the circumstances (this will happen very rarely), use a chit that matches as many of the adjacent chits as possible, and assume that chit-sides which do not match the chit-side of an adjacent chit are impassable, i.e., the party may not cross such a chit-side.

Example: [Figure: five chits in a layout, an empty center segment with a chit to its left, to its right and above it.] In the above case, if the party were to enter the empty center segment from either door, they would draw a Room chit for the Segment (since they would be entering through a door). If they drew a chit with four doors, one with two adjacent doors, or one with one door, they would have to throw the chit back since none of these chits can be placed so that doors abut the left and right segments but no door abuts on the upper segment. Only a chit with two opposite doors, or one with three doors (the third door would be placed facing downwards) would fit the circumstances.

5.26 Each time the party moves into a new Corridor or Room Segment, a Player must: a) determine whether the party moved through a Trapped door (assuming they moved through a door); and b) whether there are any monsters in the new Corridor or Room Segment. If the party moved through a door, roll 1D6. If a 1 is rolled, the door was Trapped; see the Trap rules, 10.0. After any Traps have been dealt with, a Player determines whether there are any monsters.

5.27 If the segment is a Corridor, or a Room that the party has previously visited, roll 1D6. On a roll of 1, the segment contains wandering monsters. Refer to Monsters and Negotiations, 7.0. If the segment is a Room that has not been visited previously, roll 1D6. On a roll of 1, 2, or 3, there is a Room monster. See 7.0.

5.28 After Traps, monsters, unusual features, and treasure have been dealt with by the party, the party may leave its Segment through a door or open corridor and enter an adjacent Segment. If there is no chit for the adjacent Segment, draw a chit as outlined above. If a chit has already been drawn for the Segment, simply move the party marker on top of the chit. There will be no Traps on doors abutting on previously-explored Segments, but wandering monsters may exist in such Segments.

5.29 In the unlikely event that all but one potential exit from the explored area of the Deathmaze have been closed off (for instance, only one last door or open corridor out of the Deathmaze remains and all other doors and open corridors end in or open into enclosed areas) and a chit drawn for the last door or open corridor results in a dead end, throw the drawn chit back and draw another. Continue to draw chits until a chit is drawn that will not result in a dead-end.

5.3 Exploration Table

(see charts and tables)

6.0 Unusual Features

General Rule: Some Rooms contain unusual features, either fountains, statues, or trap doors. A Room chit on which the symbol for a fountain, statue, or trap door is found contains that unusual feature.

After a party has dealt with any monsters that may be in a Room, the Player may have the party investigate any unusual feature there. The Player must delegate one adventurer, preferably a Thief, to investigate the feature. If they choose to ignore the unusual feature, it has no effect.

Cases:

6.1 Fountains

6.11 If a Player investigates a fountain, roll on the Fountain Table (see 6.15) to determine what effect the fountain has.

6.12 If the result on the Fountain Table in Poison, the water from the fountain is poisonous, and the adventurer who was delegated to investigate the fountain immediately suffers 1D3 Wounds.

6.13 If the result is Potion, the water from the fountain is a magical potion. Refer to the Treasure rules (see 9.0) to determine what effect the potion has. The party may take one dose of the potion with them. Additionally, the adventurer delegated to investigate the fountain immediately undergoes the effects of the potion.

6.14 If the result is Alcohol, the adventurer delegated to investigate the fountain is considered drunk. He will have a combat bonus of −2 for the remainder of the game (see Combat, 8.0).

6.15 Fountain Table (see charts and tables)

6.2 Statues

6.21 If the Player(s) investigate a statue, roll on the Statue Table (see 6.25) to determine what effect the statue has.

6.22 If the result on the Statue Table is Becomes Gargoyle, the statue turns into a living gargoyle when investigated. The statue is now a monster, and the players may negotiate or fight with it. The gargoyle may have a treasure, like any other monster.

6.23 If the result is Potion, a potion is hidden in the base of the statue. Refer to the Treasure rules (see 9.0) to determine the effects of the potion.

6.24 If the result is Gems, the statue's two eyes are gems which may be pried from the statue. Refer to the Treasure rules (see 9.0) to determine the value of the gems.

6.25 Statue Table (see charts and tables)

6.3 Trap Doors

6.31 If a Player investigates a trap door, refer to the Trap Door Table (see 6.35) to determine what the trap door hides.

6.32 If the result on the table is Room, the trap door leads to another Room immediately below the Room in which the door is situated. This Room automatically has no doors or unusual features, and no chit is drawn; roll normally to determine whether it contains monsters. (if it does, the monsters may have treasure).

6.33 If the result on the table is Type J Treasure, the trap door hides a Type J Treasure. See the Treasure rules (see 9.0).

6.34 If the result is Trap, the door hides a trap. Refer to the trap rules, (see 10.0).

6.35 Trap Door Table (see charts and tables)

7.0 Monsters and Negotiation

Case:

7.1 Monster Tables

7.11 If the party discovers monsters in a Corridor Segment or a Room that had been previously explored by the party, a Player must roll two dice and refer to the Wandering Monster Table (see 7.3). Cross-reference the two die rolls on the Table as directed to yield a single result. This result will either be in the form of a monster name — one monster of the indicated type is present — or the number "2," in which case two monsters are present, or a monster name preceded by a die code. In this last case, roll the indicated number and type of dice to determine how many monsters of the indicated type are present.

7.12 If monsters are discovered in a previously unexplored Room Segment, roll two dice, refer to the Room Monster Table (see 7.4) and cross-reference the die rolls as indicated. The result yielded by this table will be in the same form as results from the Wandering Monster Table (see 7.11 above).

7.13 After determining the type and number of monsters which are present in the Corridor or Room, refer to the Monster Characteristics Chart (see 7.5) and find the row on the chart which corresponds to the monster type. Cross-reference this row with the Negotiation column of the table to yield the monster's negotiation value. A Player may now choose to have the party negotiate with the monsters — or to attack the monsters. If the party negotiates with the monsters, refer to 7.2. As a result of negotiation, the party may be forced to engage in combat with the monsters anyway. Even if they successfully negotiate, the party may attack the monsters after negotiation.

7.14 If the party engages in combat with the monsters (whether as the result of a decision to do so or if forced to do so after negotiation), a Player should find counters in the countermix with the appropriate monster-type printed on them. As many counters should be taken as monsters as are present. Each monster counter has a Combat Bonus and a Wound Die Code printed on it (see counter examples, 2.2). The Wound Die Codes do not follow the normal format for die roll codes; instead they are in the form of a number plus or minus a second number. Roll as many D6's as the first number, and then subtract or add the second number to the number rolled. (If the first number is "½", roll 1D3 instead.) The resulting number is the number of Wound Points possessed by the monster. Note this number on a sheet of scrap paper. Follow this procedure for each of the monsters in the Corridor or Room, and note each monster's Wound Points. When finished, proceed to combat using the rules outlined in Combat, 8.0.

7.15 If a Player discovers an Evil Wizard in the Basic Game, treat the Room or Corridor as empty of monsters. Evil Wizards exist only in the Advanced Game of Deathmaze. Similarly, Medusae, Hell Hounds, Cronks, and Trolls have special powers in the Advanced Game which they lack in the Basic Game. Ignore the Special Abilities column of the Monster Characteristics Chart in the Basic Game.

7.2 Negotiation

7.21 If a Player chooses to negotiate with the monsters, roll 2D6 and subtract the monsters' Negotiation Value (as determined in 7.13) from the die-roll. Refer to the Negotiation Table (see 7.6) and find the entry which corresponds to the modified roll.

7.22 If the entry is Failure, the monsters immediately attack the party, and the Player proceeds to combat.

7.23 If the entry is Agreement, the monster or monsters will leave the party alone unless attacked. The party may investigate any Unusual Features and exit the room via any path; they will not be bothered. The characters may still attack the monster(s) should their Player so desire.

7.24 If the entry is Cow and the monster or monsters are an Evil Hero, Wizard, Thief, Orcs or Goblins, they will offer one-quarter of their Bezants to the party in order to avoid being killed. Determine the monster's Treasure according to the rules for such (see 9.0). Other monsters treat Cow results as Agreement results. Again, the party may always attack the monsters, even after obtaining a Cow result. However, any Bezants taken during negotiation must be subtracted from the Treasure, if the party defeats the monsters in combat.

7.3 Wandering Monster Table

(see charts and tables)

7.4 Room Monster Table

(see charts and tables)

7.5 Monster Characteristics Chart

(see charts and tables)

7.6 Negotiation Table

(see charts and tables)

8.0 Combat

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8.1 Joining Combat

8.11 Once combat has been joined, it must be continued until all the adventurers or all the monsters are dead. The party may not back out in the middle of a fight that's going badly.

8.12 If it has been determined that the party is going to fight a group of monsters, arrange counters for the monsters in front of the party's marching order as described below.

8.13 If there are three or more monsters, place the three monsters with the highest number of Wound Points in front of the party's first row. A Player may choose which of these monsters are placed in front of which party members. Place any remaining monsters in a row behind the first row of monsters.

8.14 If there are two or fewer monsters, place all of them in front of the party's first row.

8.2 Combat Sequence

8.21 Combat between the party and a group of monsters consists of a number of Combat Rounds, each of which is divided into several Phases. At the end of each Combat Round, a new Combat Round is begun, until either the party or the monsters are dead. The Combat Round Sequence is as follows:

8.22 Party Combat Phase: Each member of the party who is in the front row may attack a monster in the monsters' front row. Any party members in the second row who have bows or throwing daggers may shoot their bows or throw their daggers at monsters in the monsters' front row. (In the Advanced Game, any spell-casting by Wizards also take place now). Combat results are applied immediately.

8.23 Monster Combat Phase: Each monster in the front row may attack a party member in the party's front row. Any monster in the second row who have bows may attack party members in the party's front row.

8.24 Party Reorganization Phase: A Player may move one adventurer from one row in the party's marching order to another adjacent row in the marching order. However, at the end of this movement, no row may contain more than three adventurers. If the party's front row contains one or zero adventurers, one (only) adventurer from the second row (if any) must be moved into the front row.

8.25 Monster Reorganization Phase: If the monsters' front row contains fewer than three monsters, one monster from the second row (if there is a second row) must be moved into the front row. No other monster movement may take place.

8.3 Opponents

8.31 If during a Party Combat Phase there are as many monsters in the monster front line as adventurers in the party's front line, each adventurer in the front line must attack his opposite number — i.e., the monster immediately in front of him. During the Monster Combat Phase, the monsters will also attack their opposite numbers.

8.32 If during a Party Combat Phase there are more or fewer adventurers in the party's front line than monsters in the monsters' front line, each adventurer in the front line must attack the monster that is closest to him. If there are two or more monsters that are equally close to an adventurer, a Player may have the adventurer attack either monster.

8.33 If during a Monster Combat Phase there are more or fewer monsters in the monsters' front line than adventurers in the party's front line, each monster must attack the adventurer that is closest to him. If there are two adventurers that are equally close to the monster, a Player must roll 1D6. On a roll of 1-3, the monster attacks the rightmost adventurer, and on 4-6, the monster attacks the leftmost adventurer.

8.34 During a Party Combat Phase, any adventurers in the second row who have bow or throwing daggers may attack monsters in the front line. An adventurer firing a bow or throwing a dagger may fire at any monster in the monsters' front line, at the option of the controlling Player.

8.35 During a Monster Combat Phase, any monsters in the monsters' second row who have bows must attack adventurers in the party's front line. If there is only one adventurer in the front line, monsters with bows automatically attack him; if there are two adventurers in the front line, roll 1D6 and use the procedure outlined in 8.33 to determine which is attacked; if there are three adventurers, roll 1D6 — on a roll of 1-2, the monster attacks the rightmost adventurer; on 3-4, he attacks the center adventurer; on 5-6, he attacks the leftmost adventurer. Roll separately for each firing monster.

Examples (three diagrams, each with the monsters' row on top, numbered 1 to 3 left to right, and the party's row below):

• A. Three Cronks (1, 2, 3) face three Heroes (1, 2, 3) in the party's front row, directly opposite one another.
• B. Three Cronks (1, 2, 3) face two Heroes (1, 2), the Heroes standing between the Cronks' positions.
• C. Three Cronks (1, 2, 3) face a single Hero in the party's front row, opposite Cronk 2.

In example A, Hero 1 would attack Cronk 1; Hero 2, Cronk 2; Hero 3, Cronk 3; and vice versa.

In example B, Hero 1 would have the choice of attacking either Cronk 1 or Cronk 2; and Hero 2 could attack either Cronk 2 or Cronk 3. Cronk 1 would attack Hero 1; a die would be rolled for Cronk 2, who would attack Hero 1 on a roll of 1-3 and Hero 2 on a roll of 4-6; and Cronk 3 would attack Hero 2.

In example C, the Hero could attack any one of the three Cronks. All three Cronks would be forced to attack the Hero.

If, in example C, the top row consisted of Heroes and the bottom row of a Cronk, the Heroes could only attack the Cronk. During the Cronk's Monster Combat Phase, the Cronk would attack Hero 2.

8.4 Attacking

8.41 Before the party enters combat, a Player must determine which of his two weapons each adventurer is using. An adventurer may change his weapons during any Party Combat Phase, but may not make an attack in that Phase.

8.42 During the Party Combat Phase, determine which monster each adventurer is attacking, and then resolve each attack.

8.43 To resolve an adventurer's attack, determine what weapon he is using. Refer to his Character Record, and roll 1D6. If the character has Weapon Skill with the weapon he is using (e.g., is wielding a sword and has "+1 Sword" under Weapon Skill on his Record), add the Skill to the die-roll. If the adventurer is wielding a magical weapon, add the weapon's Combat Bonus to the die-roll. Refer to the Combat Results Table (see 8.7) and find the weapon along the top of the table and the modified die-roll along the left side. Cross-reference the two to yield a result. This result will be in the form of a number between 0 and 4. (Results are explained in Case 8.45).

8.44 When a monster attacks during the Monster Combat Phase, determine the Combat Bonus on the monster's counter. If the Bonus is "W," the monster is wielding a weapon. Refer to the Monster Weapons Table (see 8.8) to find out what the weapon is. (If a monster has two weapons, one of these will be a bow. The monster will use the bow if it is in the second row of the monsters' marching order, but his other weapon if in the first row. Monsters with two weapons may change from one weapon to the other, and may attack in the Combat Phase in which they change weapons, unlike adventurers.) For weapon-wielding monsters, follow the procedure outlined in 8.43. For other monsters, roll 1D6 and add the monster's Combat Bonus to the die-roll. Refer to the Combat Results Table (see 8.7) and find the word "monster" at the top of the table and the modified die-roll along the side. Cross-reference the two to yield a result, again in the form of a number between 0 and 4.

8.45 The attacked monster or adventurer immediately suffers as many Wounds as the number obtained on the Combat Results Table. A Player must keep a running tally of the number of Wounds each adventurer and monster has suffered.

8.46 Each adventurer and monster has a Wound Point Total. For adventurers, this total is listed under "Wound Points" on the Character Record. For monsters, this total is determined by the procedure outlined in 7.14. If the total number of Wounds an adventurer or monster suffers in combat is equal to or greater than his Wound Point Total, the adventurer or monster is dead. Remove the appropriate counter from play. This will leave an empty place in the front row which may be filled by an adventurer or monster from the second row during the appropriate Reorganization Phase.

8.47 When an adventurer makes an attack from the second row with a throwing dagger, he is considered to have physically thrown his dagger. A throwing dagger may only be thrown once in a single combat sequence; daggers may be retrieved after all combat is ended. An unarmed adventurer (one who has thrown a dagger) may switch to his other weapon without spending a Combat Phase switching weapons. Bows may be used any number of times. If an adventurer has no weapons (because both of his weapons were throwing daggers and have been thrown), he may not make any further attacks during that combat sequence.

8.5 Reorganization

8.51 During the Monster Reorganization Phase, one monster is moved from the monsters' second row to the front row, if and only if there are two or fewer monsters in the front row and at least one in the second row. In this case, a monster in the second row which is closest to the gap in the monsters' front row is moved forward. If two second-row monsters are equidistant, or if there are two gaps, a die is rolled to determine which one of the monsters moves (1-3, the rightmost monster; 4-6, the leftmost monster).

8.52 Imagine that each row in the party's marching order consists of three boxes, each box capable of holding one party member. During the Party Reorganization Phase, adventurers from the same row may be shifted from one box to another in the same row, as long as no adventurer's counter is moved over or through another counter. (Obviously, this means that no shifting can take place if there are three adventurers in a single row). In addition to this movement, one adventurer may be moved from his row to a row ahead of or behind the one he occupies. This adventurer may first be shifted as described above; after this first move, he may then either move to the imaginary box immediately in front of or behind that box, or to a box diagonally adjacent to it.

Only one such movement may take place in a single Reorganization Phase. If there is only one adventurer in the front row, this movement must be made by the adventurer closest to the front row in the direction of the front row (preferably, a movement by an adventurer in the second row into the front row). If there are two or three adventurers in the front row, this movement may be made by any adventurer in any direciton. Exception: If there are two adventurers in the front row, neither may move back to the second row.

8.53 These imaginary boxes are used only for movement purposes. After movement, rearrange both front lines so that as many monsters and adventurers' counters touch on each other as possible. See Diagram B.

8.6 Experience

After all monsters in a group have been killed, total the number of Wound Points the monsters had before combat began, and multiply this number by six. Divide the resulting number by the number of adventurers who remain alive, rounding any fractions down; each living adventurer receives this number of Experience Points. Example: Three skeletons, with 2, 3, and 4 Wound Points respectively, are defeated. This is a total of 9 Wound Points which multiplied by six yields 54. If there are three living adventurers, each adventurer will receive 18 Experience Points. Also, see 10.12. Exception: Charmed monsters do not count as party members when calculating Experience Points (see 9.45).

8.7 Combat Results Table

(see charts and tables)

8.8 Monster Weapons Chart

(see charts and tables)

8.9 Evil Heroes

Evil Heroes, unlike all other monsters but like some adventurers, have Weapon Skills with swords. When an Evil Hero is encountered, roll 1D6. The resulting number is the Evil Hero's Weapon Skill with his sword, and will be added to the Evil Hero's combat die-roll each time he attacks. Note: The "+1D6 Sword" under Evil Hero on the Monster Weapon's Chart refers to this ability, not to a Magical Weapon.

9.0 Treasure

Cases:

9.1 Treasure Types

9.11 After the party kills a group of monsters (or, sometimes, after successful negotiation with them), a Player must determine what sort of treasure the monsters were guarding or carrying. Refer to the Monster Characteristics Chart (see 7.5), and cross-reference the monster type with the Treasure column of the Chart. This will yield either a single letter or two letters separated by a slash. If it is a single letter, the letter is the Treasure Type of the monsters. If there are two letters, the first letter is the Treasure Type for the monsters that were rolled for on the Room Monster Table, and the second is the Treasure Type for monsters that were wandering (i.e., if they were rolled for on the Wandering Monster Table).

9.12 Refer to the Treasure Table (see 9.81). Find the letter corresponding to the monster's Treasure Type along the left side of the table. There are three columns to the Table — Bezants, Gems, and Magic Items. Under each column on the Treasure Type's row will be a number followed by a colon followed by a die-roll code (e.g., "3:1D6×5"). For each column (Bezants, Gems, and Magic Items) roll 1D6. If the number rolled is equal to or less than the number indicated before the colon in the appropriate column, then roll the dice again, as specified by the die-roll code after the colon, to determine the number of Bezants, Gems, or Magic Items. If the number rolled is greater than the first number, there is no treasure of that type present which corresponds with that column. Example: If the above code had been under Bezants on the Treasure Table, a Player would roll a die. If the number rolled was 1, 2, or 3, the Player would then roll the die again, multiplying this roll by 5. The resulting number would be the number of Bezants in the monster's treasure.

9.13 Roll separately for each monster in the group — i.e., if there is more than one monster in the group, determine each monster's treasure separately.

9.14 For each Gem, roll 2D6 and refer to the Gem Table (see 9.82). Find the die-roll along the side of the Table; the corresponding entry is the value (in Bezants) of the gem. Note the value of each gem on a piece of scrap paper.

9.15 For each Magic Item, refer to the Magic Item Table (see 9.83), and roll 1D6. Find the entry on the Table corresponding to the die-roll, which will determine whether the Magic Item is a spice, medallion, armor, ring, potion, or weapon. To determine the effects of the item, see the following cases (9.2 through 9.7).

9.16 Treasure from monsters with Treasure Type I or J will be in chests. Roll a die for each chest; on a 1-3, the chest is Trapped. A Thief may attempt to Detrap the chest (see 10.0). Assuming the chest is detrapped or the adventurers survive the effects of the trap, they have free access to the treasure (as the party automatically does with all other Treasure Types).

9.17 Each magic item must be assigned to a specific adventurer who alone may use it during future combat or negotiation. Other than during combat and negotiation, he may give the item to another adventurer to be used by that adventurer. If an item-carrying adventurer dies, another adventurer may be assigned to use his item (but only after combat is completed).

9.18 A Player should keep a running total of the Bezant and Gems (with values) acquired by the party. At the end of the game, determine the total value of all Bezants and Gems, and divide this total among the adventurers equally. Charmed monsters (see Case 9.45) do not accrue treasure.

9.2 Weapons

9.21 If a Magic Item is a weapon, roll 1D6 and refer to the Weapon Table (see 9.24) to determine the weapon type. Then, roll 1D6 again and refer to the Weapon Effects Table (see 9.25) to determine the Combat Bonus of the weapon.

9.22 If a 6 is rolled on the Weapon Effects Table, a Player is instructed to roll twice. Roll the die two more times, referring to the Weapon Effects Table, and add the Combat Bonuses resulting from the two die-rolls to produce the total Combat Bonus of the weapon. If a 6 is rolled again during this process, roll twice more. Theoretically, rolling enough 6's could result in an infinite Combat Bonus.

9.23 Any adventurer may jettison one of his two weapons and use a magical weapon instead. Which adventurer is to use the weapon is left to the discretion of the Player.

9.24 Weapon Table (see charts and tables)

9.25 Weapon Effects Table (see charts and tables)

9.3 Armor

9.31 If a Magic Item is magical armor, roll a die and refer to the Armor Table (see 9.33). This will yield the Wound Points Bonus of the armor. If a 6 is rolled, roll twice on the table adding Wound Points Bonuses, as per the procedure for Weapon Combat Bonus explained in 9.22.

9.32 Any living adventurer may don magical armor, but which adventurer does so is at the discretion of the Player. An adventurer wearing magical armor has his Wound Points Total increased by the Wound Points Bonus of the armor. (Thus a Hero with 8 Wound Points wearing +2 armor would have 10 Wound Points.) A Player may have one adventurer give his magical armor to another at any time (except during combat or negotiation); the adventurer who removes the armor loses the Wound Points Bonus (which may kill him), and the adventurer putting it on gains the Bonus.

9.33 Armor Table (see charts and tables)

9.4 Potions

9.41 If a Magic Item is a potion, roll 1D6 and refer to the Potion Table (see 9.47) to determine its type. One adventurer must be delegated to test the potion before rolling on the Table. The delegated adventurer will suffer the effects or gain the benefits of the potion. After testing the potion, one dosage will remain, to be used at any time in the remainder of the game.

9.42 If an adventurer uses a Healing Potion, roll 1D6 and subtract the number rolled from the number of Wounds suffered by the adventurer. (Obviously, the number of Wounds cannot be reduced below zero).

9.43 If the potion is Poison, the adventurer immediately suffers 1D3 Wounds.

9.44 If the adventurer uses a Strength Potion, roll 1D6. The adventurer will have a Combat Bonus equal to the number rolled for all weapons during the next (or current) combat sequence the party wages with monsters. After that combat, the effects of the potion wear off.

9.45 If an adventurer uses a Charm Person Potion, he may immediately take control of one Evil Hero, Wizard, Thief, Orc, or Goblin in his Segment. (If the potion is being tested and no monster is around, the potion has no effect). The monster taken over by the adventurer becomes, to all intents and purposes, a member of the party. Immediately place the monster's counter in an empty space in the party's marching order. The monster remains under the control of the adventurer. If the adventurer dies later during the game, the monster immediately attacks the party (if the party is already in combat, place the monster in any gap in the monster's marching order, as close to the party as possible). The party does gain Experience Points for monsters slain by charmed monsters, but charmed monsters themselves never accrue Experience.

9.46 Charm Monster potions work in the same manner as Charm Person potions, except that they may be used to take control of any single monster which is not an Evil Hero, Wizard, Thief, Orc, or Goblin.

9.47 Potion Table (see charts and tables)

9.5 Spice

9.51 If a Magic Item is magical spice, roll 1D6 and refer to the Spice Table (see 9.58) to determine the type of spice. Spices, unlike potions, are readily identifiable and thus need not be tested. Spices may only be used once, after which they are used up.

9.52 The Mustard spice works in the same way Healing Potions do (see 9.42).

9.53 Sesame spice can be used to open trapped doors or chests without setting the trap off. When the party encounters a trapped door or chest, Sesame may be used automatically to detrap the door or chest. Sesame must be used before a Thief attempts to detrap the door or chest; it may not be used after a detrapping attempt.

9.54 Spinach spices works in the same way that Strength Potions do (see 9.44).

9.55 Red Pepper spice allows an adventurer who uses it to breathe flame during one Combat Phase. The adventurer may not make a weapon attack in the same Phase he uses the spice, and only an adventurer in the party's front row may use Red Pepper. Roll 1D6; the adventurer's opponent immediately suffers as many Wounds as the number rolled.

9.56 Cannabis alters an adventurer's time perception. During the next combat sequence, the adventurer will be able to make two attacks per each Party Combat Phase, but both attacks must be made on the same monster. Once all combat is over, the effects of Cannabis wear off.

9.57 Cloves may be used to peg a door shut. After the party opens a door to a segment and determines what kind of monsters are in the segment (if any), a Player may, instead of negotiating or fighting with the monsters, use the Cloves to peg the door shut. Thereafter, the door is considered impassable. The party retreats to the segment it occupied before it opened the door. If the Room or Corridor segment is entered later by another path, the same monsters will be there (a Player may wish to note the positions of the monsters on a piece of scrap paper).

9.58 Spice Table (see charts and tables)

9.6 Medallions

9.61 If a Magic Item is a medallion, roll a die and refer to the Medallion Table (see 9.67) to determine its nature. An adventurer must be delegated to test the medallion.

9.62 The wearer of a Neutralize Poison medallion is immune to the effects of poison potions, poisonous fountains, and traps involving poison.

9.63 The wearer of a Potion Appraisal medallion may tell the nature of a potion without testing it. This means that each potion will have two doses (since one is not used up in testing) and that poison potions can be discarded without testing.

9.64 If there is a wearer of an Oratory medallion in the party, two is added to all rolls on the Negotiation Table (see 7.6). This modifier is cumulative with monsters' Negotiation values, other Oratory medallions, and Oratory spells.

9.65 The wearer of a Medallion of Dexterity has a Combat Bonus of +2 (in addition to any other bonuses) when using a Bow or Throwing Dagger (but not with other weapons).

9.66 An adventurer who tests a Medallion of Strangling immediately suffers 2D6 Wounds.

9.67 Medallion Table (see charts and tables)

9.7 Rings

Magical rings exist only in the Advanced Game. If a Player is playing the Basic Game and a magical ring is rolled on the Magic Item Table, roll again until some other result is obtained.

9.71 Ring Table (see charts and tables)

9.8 Treasure Tables

9.81 Treasure Type Table (see charts and tables)

9.82 Gems Table (see charts and tables)

9.83 Magic Item Table (see charts and tables)

10.0 Traps

Cases:

10.1 Detrapping

10.11 Sometimes doors (see 5.26) or chests containing treasure (see 9.16) are guarded by traps. Thieves have the ability to remove traps so that they do not affect the party.

10.12 If a trap is encountered, one Thief in the party may be delegated to remove it. Roll 1D6; if the number rolled is less than or equal to the Thief's Detrapping Skill as shown on his Character Record, the Thief has successfully removed the trap. The Thief immediately receives 10 Experience Points for doing so.

10.13 If there is no Thief in the party, some other party member must be delegated to open the door or chest. (The door or chest must be opened even if a trap has been found). The adventurer automatically suffers the effects of the trap. If a Thief attempts to remove a trap and fails, he also suffers its effects.

10.2 Effects of Traps

10.21 If a trap has effect, roll 1D6 and refer to the Trap Table (see 10.3).

10.22 If the result on the Trap Table is Arrow, an arrow or bolt is shot from the trap. Roll 1D6 and refer to the Combat Results Table under the Bow column to determine whether the arrow strikes the adventurer opening the trapped door or chest (there is no Combat Bonus), and the number of Wounds suffered if any.

10.23 If the result is Poisoned Arrow, follow the procedure above (see 10.22), but if the arrow strikes, the affected adventurer takes 1D3 Wounds from poision (in addition to the Wound inflicted by the arrow).

10.24 If the result is Poison Gas, the affected adventurer immediately suffers 1D3 Wounds from poison.

10.25 If the result is Explosion, all adventurers (and charmed monsters) in the party immediately suffer one Wound.

10.26 If the result is Flaming Oil, the affected adventurer immediately suffers 1 Wound.

10.27 If the result is Roll Twice, roll the die two times on the Trap Table, and two traps are triggered. If a second Roll Twice results, roll twice again (for a total of three traps). Theoretically, if enough 6's are rolled, there could be an infinite number of traps.

10.3 Trap Table

(see charts and tables)