Player's Section
| Section |
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| DUNGEONEER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE: WHAT IS IT? |
6
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| The Mystery of the Underdark |
6
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| New Rules for Underground Play |
6
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| The denizens of the Underdark |
6
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| The Underground Campaign |
6
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| Using this Information |
6
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| OVERVIEW OF THE UNDERDARK |
7
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| Natural Underground Locales |
7
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| Unnatural Underground Locales |
9
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| Hazards of the Underearth |
11
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| MOVEMENT RULES FOR UNDERGROUND PLAY |
12
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| Ability Checks |
12
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| Proficiency Checks |
12
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| Swimming |
12
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| Holding One's Breath |
12
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| Moving in Water |
13
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| Effects of Moving Water |
14
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| Climbing |
14
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| Climbing Surfaces |
14
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| Encumbrance |
15
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| Climbing Success Rates for Non-Thieves |
15
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| Climbing Modifiers |
16
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| Climbing Tools |
16
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| Rappelling |
16
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| Jumping for Non-Acrobats |
17
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| Jumping Modifiers |
17
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| Using Rope |
17
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| Crossing a Chasm on a Rope |
17
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| Swinging Across |
18
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| Belays |
18
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| Roping Together |
19
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| Bridges |
19
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| Permanent Bridges |
19
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| Impromptu Bridges |
19
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| Falling (Expanded Rules) |
19
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| Stopping a Fall |
20
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| Landing |
20
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| Sliding Down Slopes |
20
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| Spelunking |
20
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| The Tight Squeeze |
20
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| Excavation |
21
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| Rubble |
21
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| Solid Barriers |
21
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| Fatigue and Exhaustion |
21
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| Effects of Fatigue |
21
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| Effects of Exhaustion |
22
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| Movement Effects of Darkness |
22
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| Movement on Slippery Horizontal Surfaces |
22
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| PROFICIENCIES |
23
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| Nonweapon Proficiencies |
23
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| Success and Failure |
23
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| Construction Time |
23
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| Artisans, Craftsmen, and Other NPCs |
24
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| Optional Bonuses |
24
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| Craftsman Proficiencies |
25
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| Adventuring Proficiencies |
26
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| Experience Points for Proficiencies |
29
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| COMBAT RULES FOR UNDERGROUND PLAY |
30
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| Fighting on Walls and Other Sheer Surfaces |
30
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| Fighting on Bridges and Ledges |
30
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| Grabbing an Enemy |
30
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| Fighting in Water |
32
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| Fighting in Narrow Passages |
32
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| Fighting in Darkness |
32
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| Spellcasting in Darkness |
32
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| Rules for Mounted Combat |
32
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| BATTLESYSTEM™ Game Options Underground |
34
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| Extremely Narrow Frontages |
34
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| Combat Modifiers |
34
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| Formation Modifiers |
34
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| Morale Effects |
34
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| Ventilation Effects |
35
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| Flying Effects |
35
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| Line-of-Sight Effects |
35
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| Cave-ins on a Battlefield |
35
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| THE UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT |
36
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| Air Supply |
36
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| Duration |
36
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| Fire |
36
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| Smoke |
36
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| Poisonous and Noxious Gasses |
37
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| Ventilation |
37
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| Odor Detection |
37
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| Cave-ins |
38
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| Causes of Cave-ins |
38
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| Random Occurrences of Cave-ins |
39
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| Cave-in Chain Reactions |
40
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| Effects of Cave-ins |
40
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| Defensive Point Values of Underground Formations |
40
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| Hypothermia (Optional Rule) |
42
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| Magnetic Effects of Lodestone |
42
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| NPC Reactions to Long Underground Adventures |
42
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| Structural Decay |
43
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| Underground Waterways |
43
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| Standing Water |
43
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| Flowing Water |
44
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| Water Temperature |
45
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| Access to Underground Waterways |
45
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| Underground Water Travel |
46
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| Mining |
48
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| Where to Mine |
48
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| Types of Mines |
49
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| Excavating a Mine Tunnel |
49
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| Shoring a Tunnel |
50
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| Products of a Mine |
50
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| Quality of Mine Products |
51
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| Calculating the Value of a Placer Mine |
53
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| Smelting Ore |
53
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| 53
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| Duration of a Mining Site |
53
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| Inherent Hazards of Mining |
53
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| The Claim |
53
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| Hireling Loyalty |
54
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| Natural Hazards |
55
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| Unnatural Hazards |
55
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| NEW EQUIPMENT |
56
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| Costs and Weights |
56
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| New Equipment Descriptions |
56
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| Transportation Equipment |
57
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| Equipment for Proficiencies |
57
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| IMPROVING PLAY |
59
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| Expedition Planning |
59
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| Using Beasts of Burden |
59
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| Using Watercraft |
60
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| Fighting Effectively |
60
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| Creating Diversions |
60
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| Speeding Play |
61
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| Creative Underground Spell Use |
61
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| Languages of the Underdark |
62
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| Mapping Techniques |
62
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Dungeon Master's Section
| Section |
Page
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| THE UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT |
65
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| Features of the Underground Game |
65
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Nature of the Underground Environment
and its Denizens |
66
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| A Brief History of Underground Cultures |
68
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| UNDERGROUND GEOGRAPHY: |
69
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| Domains in Three Dimensions |
69
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| Surface Terrain |
69
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| Temperature |
70
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| Humidity |
70
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| Size |
70
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| Origin |
70
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| Access and Egress |
70
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| Theories on the Nature of the Underground |
70
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| The Hollow Earth Theory |
71
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| The Swiss Cheese Theory |
71
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| The Isolated Pockets Theory |
71
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| The Partial Connection Theory |
71
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| THE CULTURES OF THE UNDERDARK |
73
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| Values and Objectives |
73
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| Drow |
73
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| Kuo-Toa |
73
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| Duergar |
73
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| Mind Flayers |
74
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| Aboleth |
74
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| Derro |
74
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| Cloakers |
74
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| LANDS OF DEEPEARTH |
75
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| Connecting Passages of Deepearth |
75
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| Area Details |
75
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| Map of Deepearth |
76-77
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| Individual Area Key |
78
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| 1. The Great Lake |
78
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| 2. Surface Lands |
78
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| 3. Upper Caverns |
79
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| 4. Cathedral Caverns |
79
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| 5. Enclosed Caverns |
80
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| 6. Caverns of the Ancients |
80
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| 7. Grand Canyon of Deepearth |
81
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| 8. Fungus Forest |
81
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| 9. Caverns of Doom |
83
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| 10. Sunken Swamp |
83
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| 11. Outpost of the Illithids |
84
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| 12. Combat Zone |
85
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| 13. Empty Caverns |
86
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| 14. Reclaimed Caverns |
86
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| 15. Upper Lake of Deepearth |
87
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| 16. Mid-Level Caverns |
87
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| 17. Lower Lake of Deepearth |
88
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| 18. Steam-Heated Caverns |
90
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| 19. Chambers of Fire |
90
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| 20. Lava Caves |
91
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| 21. Elemental Vortex of Fire |
92
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| 22. Lands of the Deep Gnomes |
92
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| 23. Lower Grand Canyon of Deepearth |
93
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| 24. Domain of the Duergar |
94
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| 25. Windpipe |
94
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| 26. Hallowed Grounds |
95
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| 27. The Melting Pot |
95
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| 28. Realm of the Drow |
95
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| 29. The Dark Realms |
97
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| 30. Interplanar Whirlpool |
97
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| 31. Darkness |
98
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UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES:
CAMPAIGN CONSIDERATIONS |
99
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| Challenges for the DM |
100
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| The Fine Art of Juggling |
100
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| Designing the Adventure and the World |
100
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| Worlds of Adventure: The Importance of Setting |
100
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| Basic Characteristics |
100
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| Plot and Counterplot: The Importance of the Story |
103
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| The Story Structure |
103
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| Multiple Story Lines |
105
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| Story Elements |
106
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| Techniques of Story and Campaign Design |
109
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| The Linear Adventure |
109
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| The Open Campaign |
110
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| The Matrix Campaign |
110
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| Running the Game |
111
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| Preparing for Play |
111
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| The Dungeon Master as Master Storyteller |
112
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| Help from the Players |
113
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| Rolling Up Player Characters |
113
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| Providing Ideas for Adventures |
113
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| Character Class Responsibilities |
113
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| Controlling Henchmen, Hirelings, and Other NPCs |
113
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| MAPPING YOUR SETTINGS |
114
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| Basic Mapping Considerations |
114
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| Perspective Mapping |
114
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| Selecting a Grid |
114
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| Selecting a Starting Point |
115
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| Drawing the Map |
115
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| Mapping Symbols |
115
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| Horizon Lines |
117
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| Geomorphic Mapping |
117
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| Using Geomorphs |
117
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| COMPILED TABLES |
121
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| PERSPECTIVE MAPS |
124
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| INDEX |
128
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