AD&D 2nd Edition Helping Files

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T$R has publish a CD-ROM version of the AD&D Core Rules, complete with Character Generator, Map Editor, Encounter Designer, and other usefull(?) stuff. You can download a Char-Generator Demo, a Dice Roller Demo (whoever wanted that one?) and some updates from Evermore.

The files are all gzipped PostScript (on a PC best viewed and printed with GhostView) and partially in German.
This is a short list of some AD&D Tables I use during sessions...

• Character sheet
• Character sheet with new Attributes
• Equipment sheet
• Familiar/Animal Follower sheet
• Combat modifiers
• Influence of Bard songs
• Weapon speeds
• Spellpoints System (Tachyon Points)
• Tachyon Points Recovery Tables
• The Tachyon Spell Point System after "Player's Option: Spells & Magic"
• A List of Spells any Mage should have access to
• An answer to the great question: Which spells do affect Elves and which do not?

• Psionicist Specialists (my own creation, long before Will & Way was published)
• List of Racial/Class requirements and possible Kits
• Languages
• Traits & Disadvantages
• NWPs for Dwarves
• NWPs for Elbes
• NWPs for Gnomes
• NWPs for Halflings
• NWPs for Humans
• NWPs for Humanoids
• List of NWPs which give a bonus to other NWPs
• List of NWPs which reduce slots needed for other NWPs
• Weapon-Proficiences and Fighting Styles
• Heroic Feats
• Demoniser Character class

I use a slighly diffrent Ability System than standard AD&D, which consists of three abilities in three groups (yep, it's close to Vampire):

• Physical
  • Strength (Str)
  • Dexterity (Dex)
  • Constitution (Con)
• Mental
  • Perception (Per)
  • Wisdom (Wis)
  • Intelligence (Int)
• Social
  • Manipulation (Man)
  • Charisma (Chr)
  • Comeliness (Cms)

• Dexterity: 'Armr Adj' reads 'Armor Adjustment' and gives the value by which the Dexterity is modified due to heavy Armor when making Ability checks (from the "Fighter's Handbook").
• Perception: 'Max #Lngs' is really the 'Maximum Number of Languages' which belongs to the Intelligence Ability -- the row behind Intelligence is so crowded, it had to move there. It is still calculated using the Intelligence value.
• Perception: 'See Detail' is the ability to notice something by looking at it at a glance. It is modified by race and helmet worn (if any) according to this table.
• Perception: 'Hr Noise' reads 'Hear Noise' and is basically the same value as the base value from the Thief's Ability 'Detect Noise', modified by race and helmet worn (if any) according to this table.
• Perception: 'Surprise' is the usually 1,2,3 on 1d10 chance to be surprised, but high Perception values will make a character more alert. For the adjustments, look at this table.
• Intelligence: 'Illu Def' reads 'Illusion Defense' and is a saving throw modifier vs. illusionary magic, based on the same table like the mind affecting saving throw modifier (but uses Intelligence instead of Wisdom). This mind affecting saving throw modifier has been splitted to illusionary magic (Intelligence only) and charm based (Wisdom only) modifiers.
• Wisdom: 'Charm Def' reads 'Charm Defense' and is the already mentioned saving throw modifier vs. charm based magic, based on the same table like the mind affecting saving throw modifier.
• Manipulation: 'Max #Henchmen' is the well known 'Maximum Number of Henchmen' which uses the same table but the Manipulation ability value instead of the Charisma ability.
• Manipulation: 'Metal Resistance' gives the Power Score of non-psionic characters to defend against psionic 'Contact'. It is low (around 4) and modified by race -- the chances to defend are bad as best. To contact a non-psionic character, a psionic has to engage into Psionic Contest, using his 'Contact' score vs. this 'Metal Resistance' score. If he fails, the non-psionic character notice something is wrong and can activly defend against contact (e.g. by speaking aloud some childred rimes) and increase his 'Metal Resistance' by 2. If the psionic fails, but the non-psionic character fails to roll below his 'Metal Resistance' too, nothing happens and the non-psionic character does not notice that something is amiss. For the Ability Scores and theit Adjustments, check out this table.
• Comeliness: 'Encntr React' reads 'Encounter Reaction' and uses the same table as the original Charisma depending check, but the Comeliness ability value instead.

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