CGR2 - The Complete Gladiator's Handbook

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The Complete Gladiator’s Handbook CREDITS Written by Walter M. Baas (Character Creation and Arenas) and Colin McComb (the other stuff) Edited by Newton Ewell Color Illustrations by Brom Black and White Art by Tom Baxa and Brom Art Coordination by Peggy Cooper Graphic Design by Sarah Feggestad Production by Angelika Lokotz Maps Drawn by Diesel Special Thanks: Rich Baker for the compilation of combat possibilities. Prof. Pericles Georges of Lake Forest College for invaluable direction. Timothy B. Brown and Troy Denning for creating Athas. Kevin Pohle for martial arts help. David J. Zenz for weapons. Karen Boomgarden, Anne Brown, Michele Carter, Bruce Nesmith, Doug Stewart, Dori Watry, and David Wise for editorial assistance. 2419 ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D, and DARK SUN are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. DM, DUNGEON MASTER, and the TSR logo are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. All TSR characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written consent of TSR, Inc., Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright © 1993 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Random House and its affiliate companies have worldwide distribution rights in the book trade for English-language products of TSR, Inc. Distributed to the book and hobby trade in the United Kingdom by TSR Ltd. Distributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributors. Permission granted to photocopy or print this product for personal use. TSR, Inc. POB 756 Lake Geneva WI 53147 U.S.A. TSR Ltd. 120 Church End Cherry Hinton Cambridge CB1 3LB United Kingdom ISBN 1-56076-616-6
Page 4: Introduction ......................
Page 7 and 8: often become a political issue, alt
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Page 14 and 15: quarters, weapons, and other advant
Page 16 and 17: ties. Bribes may also reduce the le
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Page 20 and 21: professional. Master jazst have bee
Page 23 and 24: nent. The attack is known as C&D. T
Page 26 and 27: Role: Through sheer numbers, unwill
Page 28 and 29: The day-to-day job of an arena mana
Page 30 and 31: Gladiators are the undisputed maste
Page 32 and 33: ing the check for a second Trick at
Page 34 and 35: New Weapons A gladiator is required
Page 37 and 38: The dejada consists of a long, scoo
Page 39 and 40: weapon. If the wielder rolls a succ
Page 42 and 43: Combat Possibilities The course of
Page 44 and 45: with one hand on his weapon. Two su
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Page 49 and 50: the fool who mistakes all gladiator
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types. The following categories exp
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entertainment of others again”),
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55 The Upper Hand Gladiators not on
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The Palace of Gladiatorial Combat i
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The Gladiatorial Coliseum of Nibena
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The Tyr Gladiatorial Stadium Before
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Arena Variations and Obstacles Aren
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popular. Easy and cheap to produce,
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comes first. There are even champio
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themselves as godlike beings, and t
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tion and despair, causing a -1 pena
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e able to keep himself from being c
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of the gladiatorial foes. Their lon
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As Partners: Once you have convince
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Arena Animals More exhilarating tha
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sorcerer-queen ever made to the are
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Stables Any group of enslaved gladi
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he can somehow cajole a trainer int
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can cross the rope despite its boun
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is less than 10 feet away, the char
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provide burial services; that is, i
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plantations. Even when the gladiato
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finest and the most fearsome moment
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ing one road or another, the PC cho
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Escaped and Recaptured: When an esc
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heights. A perfectly matched team m
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to die down. He gains a +4 Reaction
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Patrons On Athas, most gladiators a
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Other than these paltry changes, a
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Description of Expenses Equipment:
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One of the most exciting parts of r
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This variant is sometimes called th
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Punching Table Attack Form Head Jab
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The Complete Gladiator’s Handbook
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