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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
Traditional Turn Sequence 1
IGO UGO 1
THW Reaction System 1
NEEDED TO PLAY 2
Dice 2
Passing Dice 2
Counting Successes 2
Possibilities 2
Reading &Adding the Dice 3
1/2D6 3
How Many D6 3
Figures and Terrain 3
Basing Figures 3
Defining Facings 3
Shielded Side 4
Tables 4
Why So Many? 4
GAME BASICS 4
DEFINING FIGURES 4
STARS AND GRUNTS 4
Why Use Stars? 5
Star Advantages 5
Star Power 5
Larger Than Life 5
Cheating Death 5
Free Will 6
RACE 6
NATIONALITY 6
SIZE 6
Character Sizes 6
Size Difference – Damage 6
ALIGNMENT 7
Alignment Table 7
Not Black or White, But Gray 7
Star Alignment 7
AGE 7
How Old? 8
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MALE OR FEMALE 8
REPUTATION 8
CLASS 8
Citizens 9
What Class Are You? 9
Working Together 9
SKILLS 9
How Proficient in the Skill 9
Racial Modifiers 10
Skill Modifiers Table 10
ATTRIBUTES 11
Class Assigned Attributes 11
Caster Attributes 11
Healer Attributes 11
Missile Attributes 11
Nobles Attributes 11
Soldier Attributes 11
Warrior Attributes 11
Race Assigned Attributes 11
Demons 11
Dwarves 12
Elves 12
Feral Vampires 13
Feral Vampire Poison Table 13
Ghouls 14
Ghoul Poison Table 14
Giants 15
Goblins 16
Lycaon 16
Lycaon Poison Table 16
Men 17
Bonus Attributes 17
Caster 17
Healer 17
Missile 17
Noble 18
Soldier 18
Warrior 18
Nationality 19
Altengard 19
Brethren 19
Capalan League 19
Mirholme 19
Tereken 19
Orcs 19
Skeletal Undead 20
Vampire Count 20
Vampire Count Poison Table 21

Wererats 21
Wererat Poison Table 22
Fear 22
No Fear 22
WEAPONS 22
ARMOR 22
Armor Class 2 (AC 2) 22
Armor Class 4 (AC 4) 22
Armor Class 6 (AC 6) 23
Armor Class 8 (AC 8) 23
Inherent Armor 23
Shields 23
FORMING YOUR BAND 23
Starting Your Band 23
Unlimited Grunts 24
LEADERS 24
Star Leaders 24
Temporary Leaders 24
Leader Die 24
RULES OF WAR 25
TURN SEQUENCE 25
GROUPS 26
Group Rep 26
Group Cohesion 26
Splitting Up Groups 26
ACTIONS 27
MOVEMENT 27
Normal Movement 27
Movement Table 27
Fast Movement 27
Going Prone 27
Involuntary Movement 28
Carry On 28
Charge 28
Duck Back 28
Run Away 28
IN SIGHT 28
In Sight or Not 28
Triggering an In Sight Test 29
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Taking the In Sight Test 29
Optional In Sight Procedure 30
In Sight Table 30
Order of In Sight Actions 30
Resolving In Sight Actions 30
In Sight Resolution Table 30
In Sight Action 31
Loss of Action 31
In Sight and Reaction Tests 31
Completed In Sight 31
Moving and In Sight 32
Adding to In Sights 32
REACTION 33
Exceptions 33
Reaction Test Results 33
How to Take a Reaction Test 33
Optional Reaction Procedure 33
Received Fire 33
Man Down 33
Recover From Duck Back 34
Recover from Knock Down 34
Multiple Tests 34
STATUS AND ACTIONS 34
Carry On 34
Charge 34
Duck Back 34
Obviously Dead 34
Out of the Fight 34
Run Away 34
Stunned 34
RANGED COMBAT 35
List of Weapons 35
Ranged Weapons Table 35
Reloading 35
Reload Table 36
SHOOTING 36
Line of Sight - LOS 36
Cover or Concealment 36
Cover or Concealment Table 37
Shooting a Weapon 37
Ranged Combat Table 37
Pitiful Shot 38
Determining Damage 38
Ranged Combat Damage Table 38
Types of Damage 38
Stunned 38
Out of the Fight 38
Obviously Dead 38

Treating the Wounded 38
Firing into Melee 38
Auto-Kill or Capture 38
MELEE 39
Melee Weapons 39
Unarmed 39
Improvised Weapon 39
One Hand Melee Weapon 39
Two Hand Melee Weapon 39
Charge into Melee Test 39
How to Charge into Melee 39
Charge into Melee Table 40
Run Away 40
Melee Combat 41
Melee Combat Table 41
Evenly Matched 41
Damage From Melee 41
Melee Damage Table 41
Following Up 42
Multi-Figure Melees 42
Non-Lethal Melee 42
Free Charge into Melee 43
RETRIEVING WOUNDED 43
LEAVING THE TABLE 43
AFTER THE BATTLE 44
After the Battle Recovery Table 44
Why Wait? 44
HEALING AND MAGIC 45
MAGIC 45
Casters 45
Casters and Spells 45
Damage 45
Defend 45
Dazzle 45
Spell Target Number 45
Magic Power 46
Recovering Magic Power 46
Casting Spells 46
Casting a Spell Table 46
Spell Resolution 47
Damage Resolution Table 47
Dazzle Resolution Table 48
Spell Resolution – Defend 48
Defend Resolution Table 49
NPC Casting 49
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MAGIC ITEMS 50
Type of Magic Items 50
Single Use 50
Multiple Use 50
Constant Use 50
Magic Items 50
Easy Magic 50
Cursed Items 50
Poison 50
Worthless 51
Finding Magic Items 51
Disabled Characters 51
Finding Treasure 51
Bartering 51
Wages or Gift 51
Magic Item Availability 51
Disabled Character Magic Items Table 52
Barter Magic Items Table 52
Armor – What is it Table 52
Books – What is it Table 53
Clothing – What is it Table 53
Jewelry – What is it Table 54
Potions – What is it Table 54
Scrolls – What is it Table 55
Staffs – What is it Table 55
Wands – What is it Table 56
Weapons – What is it Table 56
Magic Item Values 57
HEALERS AND HEALING 57
Healers 57
Healing Power 57
Recovering Healing Power 57
Healing Characters 57
Healing Table 58
Making Healing Potions 58
Making Potions Table 58
MOUNTS 59
Rep 59
Mount Rep Table 59
Mounting and Dismounting 59
Combat with Flyers 59
Movement 59
Moving Over Rough Terrain 59
Loose or Tied 59
Holding Mounts 59
Skittish 59
Rider Test 60
Damage to Mounts 60
Two Riders 60
Shooting When Mounted 60
Mounted Figures as Targets 60

Feeding the Mount 60
BUILDINGS 60
Types of Buildings/Structures 60
Temporary Structures 60
Light Duty Structure 60
Heavy Duty Structures 60
Occupying Buildings 60
Entering and Exiting Buildings 60
Barricading Windows and Doors 60
Destroying a Barricade 61
Cover or Concealment 61
Moving Between Levels 61
Attacking Buildings 61
TERRAIN 61
Generating Terrain 61
Terrain Generator Table 62
Defining Terrain 62
Size 62
Clear 62
Hill 62
Road 62
Woods 62
CHALLENGES 63
Ratings 63
Success or Failure 63
Applicable Modifiers 63
Using Tools 63
Alignment and Hated Enemies 63
Hated Enemies Table 64
Resolution 64
Challenge Test 64
PLAYING THE GAME 65
Solo 65
Same Side 65
Head to Head 65
CAMPAIGN S 66
YOUR ROLE 66
Character Journal 66
TIME IN THE CAMPAIGN 66
Campaign Turn 66
PROVINCES 66
Campaign Map 67
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Provincial Map 67
Moving in the Provinces 68
Moving from Province to Province 68
Provincial Movement Costs 68
Province & Settlements 68
Settlements Table 69
Multiple Settlements 69
Types of Settlements 69
ENCOUNTER RATING 69
Provincial ER Table 69
Altengard Table 69
Capalan Table 69
Mirholme 69
Tereken 69
Dungeon ER 70
ITEMS 70
List of Items 70
How Do You Get Items? 70
How Do You Lose Items? 70
What Can I Carry? 70
Consequences of Greed 71
RESOURCES 71
Food 71
Weapons 71
Armor 71
Magic Items 71
Gold Talos 71
FINDING RESOURCES 72
Stockpiling Resources 72
Resources From Others 72
BARTERING 72
What’s Available 72
Maximum Number of Items 72
HOME 73
Burglarized 73
Home Alone Table 73
ROUND OF DRINKS 74
Buying a Round of Drinks 74
Consequences of Drinks 74
PEFS 75
Generating PEFs 75
Generating PEFs During the Encounter 75

Loading Up PEFs 75
PEFs and Buildings 75
PEF Rep 75
PEF Movement 75
PEF Movement Table 76
Special PEF Movement 76
Resolving PEFs 76
PEF Resolution Table 76
What Are They Table 76
Altengard Table 76
Capalan Table 77
Mirholme 77
Tereken 78
Nationals 78
Character Lists 78
Demons 78
Dwarves 78
Elves 78
Feral Vampires 78
Ghouls 79
Giants 79
Goblins 79
Lycaon 79
Men - Altengard 79
Men – Brethren 79
Men – Capalan 79
Men – Mirholme 79
Men – Tereken 80
Orcs 80
Skeletal Undead 80
Vampire Count 80
Wererats 80
Now What? 80
Enemies or Not? Dwarves, Elves, and Men 80
Enemies or Not Table 81
How Many of Them? 81
E – Confronting Enemies 81
F - Meeting Friends
81
Friend Interaction Table 81
N – Interacting with Neutrals 82
Neutral Interaction Table 82
NPC Movement 82
NPC Movement Table 82
At the Mercy of the Enemy 82
Mercy Table 83
Surrendering 83
SETTLEMENTS 83
Finding Lost Cities, etc. 83
Descriptions 83
Villages 83
Towns 83
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Cities 84
Purpose of Settlements 84
Home 84
Recruiting 84
Items 84
Centerpiece 84
Areas of the Settlements 84
Bazaar Area 84
Docks Area 84
Government Area 84
Merchants Area 84
Poor Area 84
Public Area 84
Wealthy Area 84
Neighborhoods Table 85
Hours of Operation 85
Hours of Operation Table 85
Buildings on the Table 85
RESIDENTS 86
Residents Table 86
Town Folk 86
DAY PARTS 86
Day Parts and Visibility 86
What Day Part and When? 87
Variable Day Parts 87
ENCOUNTERS 87
Voluntary Encounters 87
Involuntary Encounters 87
Involuntary Encounter Table 87
Offer of Employment 88
Employer and Job 88
Employer Table 88
GL – Guard Location 88
GC – Guard Character 88
GT – Guard a Traveler 88
AP – Adventuring Party 88
Q – Quest 88
Paying the Band 88
PRESENTATION 89
CAROUSING 89
Objective 89
Forces 89
Terrain 89
Deployment 89
Special Instructions 89
Defining Moment 90
Multiple Moments 90

Recruiting Grunts 90
RAID: ATTACK 90
Objective 90
Forces 90
Terrain 90
Deployment 90
Special Instructions 91
Looting Buildings 91
WANDERING 92
Objective 92
Forces 92
Terrain 92
Deployment 92
Special Instructions 92
RAID: DEFEND 92
Objective 92
Forces 92
Terrain 92
Deployment 92
Special Instructions 92
ROBBERY 93
Objective 93
Forces 93
Terrain 93
Deployment 93
Special Instructions 93
DUNGEONS 94
Big Bad Table 94
Maximum Big Bad 94
DUNGEON DECK 94
Dungeon Encounter Rating 94
Dungeon Encounter Rating Table 94
Building the Dungeon 94
TURN SEQUENCE 95
Moving Through the Dungeon 95
Concealment and Cover 95
CARDS 95
Joker 95
Aces 95
Face Cards 95
2 through 10 95
Card Equal to the ER 96
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RANDOM EVENTS 96
Random Event Table 96
RESOLVING PEFS 96
Dungeon PEF Resolution Table 97
Dungeons – Double Trouble 97
Dungeon Denizens Table 97
Enemies or Not? Dwarves, Elves and Men 97
Enemies or Not Table 98
Dungeon How Many? 98
SETTING UP THE FIGHT 98
TREASURE 98
END OF THE DUNGEON 98
Treasure Table 99
Magic Items 99
Dungeon Magic Items Table 99
Captives 99
Where’s the Big Bad? 99
REACTION RESULTS 100
Duck Back 100
Run Away 100
Run Away and Return Table 100
GETTING OUT 100
AFTERWARDS 101
Increasing Rep 101
Increasing a Skill 101
Decreasing Rep 101
Decreasing Skills 101
KEEPING IT TOGETHER 101
Keeping It Together Table 102
FINAL WORD 102
PRE-GENERATED GRUNTS 103
CHARACTER CARDS 105
QUICK REFERENCE SHEETS 113 TO 124