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Preface

sit back and happily sigh for a fourth

time. My work on D&D@Set

is now

complete-and as I stretch,

remember.

While I relax, many people start their

long and hard work turning my manu-

script into a published product. They

plan, edit, set type, illustrate, lay out

pages, photograph, print, sell

....

The

tasks are many, and the time is late.

My ending is their beginning, and

yours -and your characters’. In Basic

play, your young adventurers began

their careers, intent on the pursuit of

fame and fortune. The

Expert

Rulebook

led them out of the dungeon and into the

wider world. They ended their childhood

and began a campaign, the saga of the

world in which they live. In the

C o m p a n -

ion

Set,

they had a choice of paths-to

become rulers, amassing power and

wealth, or travel, gathering knowledge

and fame. Either path led to new adven-

tures, and new beginnings.

Your characters will soon go beyond

the 25th level, looking for new challenges

and perhaps even new worlds to explore.

The D&D@

Master Set

takes the charac-

ters from levels

to 36 (the maximum

level for humans). The day-to-day fear of

death has faded as your characters have

grown in fighting prowess and magical

power. Great plans and greater goals are

now possible with little fear of defeat.

Personal skill, strategy, and experience

are the most important variables in this

quest for greatness.

A game’s development is a group

effort, much the same as playing a

D&D@

game.

like a DM, provide ideas

and structure, but

cannot play alone.

The many people who have contributed

to this game’s publication and develop-

ment should not be forgotten. This set is

dedicated to everyone who has helped in

the development of the DUNGEONS

D r a g o n s game during the last dec-

ade. They are credited hereafter in fairly

chronological order.

Two groups of gamers of the early

1970’s, the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies

Association and the Castle

Crusade

Society, contributed greatly to the rise of

fantasy gaming. Their members include

the creators of this game, Gary Gygax

and Dave Arneson, and (among many

others) H . Axel Krigsman Jr., Rob and

Terry Kuntz, William Linden, Chris

Schleicher, and Russell Tulp.

Don Kaye, who passed away in 1972,

was a co-founder (with Gary Gygax and

Brian Blume) of TSR Hobbies.

Jeff Perren was co-author (with Gary

Gygax) of the Chainmail rules for minia-

tures, a hobby standard for fantasy gam-

ing.

The Gygax family hand-assembled

the first boxed rule sets. Ernie and Luke,

Gary’s sons, have made frequent and

noteworthy contributions to the game.

The supplements to the original set

offered thanks to Alan Lucien, Jeff Key,

Steve Marsh, Mike Mornard, Dennis

Sustare, and Jim Ward. Tim Kask, edi-

tor of the supplements and other game

materials, also deserves our warm

thanks.

The first revised version of the D&D

Basic rulebook was edited by

Eric

Holmes. His work was continued, a few

years later, by Tom Moldvay, editor of the

1981 edition. The 1983 revision of the

Basic rules,

well as the Expert and Com-

panion sets, were edited by Anne C. Gray.

Anne was joined by Mike Breault and Bar-

bara Deer in editing this Master set.

Others who contributed ideas and

material to the game system over the

years include Brian Blume, Dave Cook,

Allen Hammack, Kevin Hendryx,

Harold Johnson, Jon Pickens, Brian Pit-

zer, Michael Price, Patrick Price, Paul

Reiche, Evan Robinson, Gordon

Schick, Lawrence Schick, Edward G.

Sollers, Donald C . Snow, Ralph

Wagner, Jean Wells, Bill Wilkerson, and

Ralph “Skip” Williams.

Finally, no published game can succeed

without the proper artwork. The many

depictions of monsters and magic have

added immeasurably to our concepts of the

game world. The artists ofthe many earlier

versions of the game include Greg Bell, C.

Corey,Jeff Dee, Jeff Easley, Larry Elmore,

Wade Hampton, Tom Keogh, Gary Kwa-

pisz, Dave LaForce, Deborah Larson,

Tracy Lesch, Erol Otus, Keenan Powell,

Jim Roslof, Stephen D. Sullivan, and

Dave Sutherland.

Many thanks to all contributors, and

to any others accidentally omitted from

the lists above. And a special thanks to

you-today’s hobby gamer, our valued

customer. The future of the game rests in

your hands; help it to prosper and thrive

for many years to come.

May you make all your Saving

Throws!

Frank Mentzer

Spring 1985

Fantasy Adventure Game

by Gary Gygax

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Compiled by Frank

Mentzer

TABLE

OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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The Masters Game

Editing: Barbara Green Deer

Development: Harold Johnson

Cover Art: Larry Elmore

Illustrations: Jeff Easley.

Roger Raupp

Graphic Design: Ruth Hoyer

Typesetting: Betty Elmore

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CHARACTERS

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Human Character Classes

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Cleric

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Cleric Spells: Seventh Level

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Druid

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Druid Spells: First

Seventh Level

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Fighter

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Magic-user

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Magic-user Spells: Eighth and Ninth Level

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Thief

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Demi-human Character Classes

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Dwarf

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Elf

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Halfling

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Hit Rollcharts

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WeaponMastery

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Weapon Descriptions

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Weapon Mastery Tables

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SpecialEffects

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June.

1985

SIEGES

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Siege Equipment

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Siege Equipment Tables

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The

SiegeMachine

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Expanded

War Machine

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Introduction

This is the fourth set of rules for the DUNGEONS

DRAGONS@

game series. It can only be used with the rules from the previous three

sets.

What started in the

Basic Set

(Levels 1-

3),

and continued through the

Expert

(Levels

4-14)

and

Companion

Sets

(Levels

15-25)

has finally been

brought to a conclusion as the characters reach for the ultimate level of

might and glory (Levels

26-36).

A section has also been provided

that you can experience the gran-

deur and might of a high-level character even if your favorite character

has not yet grown this far. Set forth on epic quests and challenge the might

of the Immortals on a journey into legend!

The

Ultimate

Game

At last the cycle is complete. Players and

Dungeon Masters alike may experience the

wonder of reaching for the ultimate levels of

mortal might with the D&D@Master Set.

In the Basic Set you learned to crawl

through dungeons and defeat the minions of

evil. In the Expert Set you set out on wander-

ings through the wilderness, exploring the

vast world and becoming the heroes you were

destined to be. Then, in the Companion

Set,

you climbed to the pinnacle of success and

founded kingdoms, conquering the wild

lands and battling barbarian hordes. Now, in

the Master Set,

you

can soar across the sky

and into the pages of legend.

These books are written for the experi-

enced D&D@ player. Begin by reading the

Master Players’ Book, which expands on the

known abilities of characters, before turning

to the Dungeon Master’s Book. These rules

are written to maintain balanced play at high

level.

you discover

contradiction between

this set and previous sets, the rules given here

should be used. Several optional rules are

offered to add variety to your game, but it is

your choice whether

not to use them.

Master-level characters are those who have

risen to the 26th experience level

higher.

They must now face challenges and adven-

tures of epic proportions and become players

in the games of the Immortals. Now you will

face twisted intrigues, unearthly challenges,

and world-shaking catastrophes.

Games with Master-level characters

require much more thinking on the part of

player and D M alike.

You

will have to call on

your skills of diplomacy and problem solving

to handle the complex situations you will face

while playing the part of your character and

developing creative solutions to insurmount-

able odds. There will still be glorious battles

and treasures to win, but now you must face

the puzzles of the gods.

What

Found

Herein

The Master Players’ Book completes the

listing of skills and abilities for all character

classes. Especially noteworthy are the many

new high-level spells, including the most

potent spell known to man, the wish.

Then there are several new optional sys-

tems offered, including Weapon Mastery and

Siege Warfare. In Weapon Mastery, charac-

ters may specialize in the use of certain weap-

ons and become more skilled with them,

causing more damage, gaining defense

bonuses and the skill to perform special

maneuvers. The polearm weapon category

has been subdivided into several new weap-

ons. The section on Siege Warfare gives you

details of weapons used to attack castles and

fortifications, as well as a supplement to the

War

Machine rules called Siege Machine.

The Dungeon Master’s Book features the

three sections that have become a standard

for each rules set: New Procedures, Mon-

sters, and Magical Treasures. Many new and

Master-challenging monsters have been pro-

vided to overwhelm even the brashest brag-

gart. Magical Treasures now takes a step

toward the unearthly, with the introduction

of artifacts. These magic items are

power-

ful they can only be created by the Immortals

themselves, and mere mortals will find it a

real challenge to control their otherworldly

might.

T h e Procedures section covers many

important new topics. Anti-magic is

sort of

permanent dispel magic.

new, more pow-

erful form of that spell is introduced that can

negate even the effect of permanent magic

items for a time. Clarifications on dominion

income are given as well as several sugges-

tions to help a D M with his record keeping.

The section on modifying encounters and

monsters to meet the DM’s goals includes

short method for determining the balance

and challenge of an encounter. Expanded

experience awards are provided for use with

higher-level monsters. Also introduced are

rules for non-human spell casters and undead

command to make the monsters more of a

challenge. Suggestions are given for convert-

ing a new monster, the mystic, into

charac-

ter class if the D M desires. And finally, the

awesome Immortals are introduced, with

information for how characters may set out

on the paths to immortality.

Now that D M and players have reached a

high degree of experience, guidelines and

optional rules have been provided

that

they can make choices about what they want

in their game. Suggestions have been pro-

vided for adventures, but it has been left for

the D M to design the challenges that best suit

his players. Read books on folklore and the

great sagas for inspiration.

Now, you are only limited by

your

imagination. Answer the clarion call to

adventure; the lands of legend await!

Characters

Character

Class Descriptions

The information in this volume is compati-

ble with the revised new edition of the D&D@

Expert Rulebook. If your copy of the Expert

Rulebookdoes not have a box at the top of the

inside front cover stating it is the “New Edi-

tion!,” use the updated combat, saving

throw, spell acquisition, and thief abilities

tables contained in this book.

Cleric

CLERIC SAVING THROW TABLE

Level:

DeathRay

Poison

Magic Wands

Paralysis or

Turn to Stone

Dragon Breath

Rod, Staff, or Spell

25-28 29-32 33-36

Character

Classes-Human

Details for character levels 26-36 are given

here; details for lower-level characters are

given in previous sets. The D&D@Basic Set

covers levels 1-3; the Expert Set, levels 4-14;

and the Companion Set, levels 15-25.

CLERIC TURNING UNDEAD TABLE

Cleric’s Level

Undead

Skeleton

Zombie

Ghoul

Wight

Wraith

Mummy

Spectre

Vampire

Phantom

Haunt

Spirit

Nightshade

Lich

Special

This spell protects the recipient from

adverse conditions of

all

types, including nor-

mal heat or cold, lack of air, and so forth.

While the spell is in effect, the caster needs no

air, food, water, or sleep. The spell does not

protect against magical damage of any type,

breath weapons,

blows from creatures. It

does protect against all damage caused by

natural conditions on other planes of exist-

ence. Examples: A cleric might use this spell

in a desert or blizzard, preventing any dam-

age from the natural conditions; under-

ground or underwater, enabling survival

without air; or in space, to magically survive

in vacuum.

25-28

D+

29-32

D+

33-36

D+

Travel

Range:

Duration: One turn per level of the caster

Effect: Allows aerial or gaseous travel

This spell allows the cleric to move quickly

and freely, even between the planes of existence.

The caster (only) may

fly

in the same manner

given by the magic-user spell, with a movement

rate of 360 feet

(120

feet).

The cleric

can

also

enter a nearby plane of

existence, simply by concentrating for one

round. A maximum of one plane per turn may

be entered. If desired, the cleric may bring one

other creature for each five levels of experience

(rounded down; for example, a 29th-level cleric

could bring five other creatures on the journey).

All

others to be affected must be touching

touched by the cleric while the spell is

cast

and

the

shift

is made. Any unwilling creature may

make a Saving Throw vs. Spells to avoid the

effect. The cleric must take the others, and can-

not send them while remaining behind.

While this spell is in effect, the caster (only)

may assume

gaseous

form

by concentrating for

one

full

round. (If interrupted, no change

occurs.)

Unliie the potion effect,

all

equipment

carried also becomes part of the same

gaseous

cloud. In

this

form, the caster may travel at

double the normal flying rate: 720 feet per turn

(240 feet per round). While gaseous, the cleric

cannot use items or cast spells, but also cannot

be damaged except by magic (weapons or cer-

tain spells).

Also,

gaseous

being cannot pass

through a protection

from

evil

spell

effect or an

anti-magic

shell.

Cleric

All rules on spell casting are given in the

D&D@Basic and Expert sets.

Any spell marked with an asterisk

(*)

may

be reversed, as given in the spell description.

Any reversible cleric spell may be reversed

during the casting and need not be memo-

rized in reversed form.

Each spell in the list below is followed by a

reference to the full text of the spell. C

D&D@ Companion Set Players Manual

(page number for the 1984 edition).

D+

CLERIC EXPERIENCE TABLE

Spells

Spell Level

Level

automatic Turn, 2d6 Hit Dice of

undead

D automatic Destroy, 2d6 Hit Dice

automatic Destroy, 366 Hit Dice

D# automatic Destroy, 4d6 Hit Dice

1,900,000

2,000,000

2,100,000

2,200,000

2,300,000

2,400,000

2,500,000

2,600,000

2,700,000

2,800,000

2,900,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

6 6 5

6 6 6

7 6

8 8

9 9

9 9 9

9 9 9 9

7 7 7

8 8

9 9 9

SEVENTH-LEVEL CLERIC SPELLS

Earthquake (C 13)

Holy Word (C13)

3. Raise Dead Fully* ((213)

4. Restore*

(C13)

Survival (described below)

6. Travel (described below)

Wish (page 4)

8. Wizardry (page 4)

Seventh-Level

Cleric Spells

Survival

Range: Touch

Duration: One hour per level of the caster

Effect: Protects one creature against all non-

magical damage from the environment

Hit points:

1 per level, with no Constitu-

tion effect.

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