Basic Rules/Index

The Dark Eye: Basic Rules - Index

Title	Page
Academic training	59
Achaz	151
Action	20, 95-96
conversion	98
sequence	97
Activation cost	124-126
Advancement	75-76, 78, 80-81, 124
cost table	125
Advantages	28-29, 58-62
Adventure points	124, 165
Agility	15-16, 27, 72
Al'Anfa	145
Alaani	84
Alchemy	85
Alertness	98
Altoum	147
Ambush	98
Analytica Arcana	135
Anatomy	81
Andergast	143
Andergaster	114
Angroschim	40-41
Animal lore	81
Anvil Dwarf	23, 49-51
Appearance	66
Appraise	81
Aptitude	59-60
Arachnae	158
Arania	144
Arcane
lore	81
tests	131-132
Armor	99-100
descriptions	100-101
enhancements, helmets	101
rating	19
table	101
use	100
Arrogance	62
Artifact activation	96
Artisan Talents	85-89
Astral Block	62
Astral Energy	33-34, 131
improvement	128-129, 134
regeneration	19
Astral Power	60
Astral Regeneration	60
Atak	85
Athletics	76
Attack	19, 96
action	95
called	102-103
fumbles	104
rolls	98-99
value	34
Attributes	14-16
alternative	73
hero	26-28
improvement	127-128
special experiences and	165
tests	16
Attributio	135
Auris nasis oculus	135
Aventuria	141-145, 147
adventure in	11-12
archetypes	167-176
background on	10-11
creatures, monsters of	151-158
equipment	160-162
evolution of	12
gods of	149-151
highlord tips	163-165
history of	146-149
magic in	11
player tips	166
poisons, diseases, herbs	158-160
Axes	75, 92, 114
Baburian hat	101
Bad Hearing	62
Balance	60
Baliiri	146, 148
Balm of healing
Barbarian ax	114
Bardic Voice	60
Base Attack Value	91
Base Initiative	33
Base Initiative Value	91
Base Parry Value	91
Base Range Value	91
Basic Talents	73, 75
Basilisk's gaze	160
Bastard Sword	75, 92, 114
Battle of Orkwall	148-149
Battle of Rhodenstone	148-149
Bearswold	149
Beasts, wild	153, 156
Beg	78-79
Beilunk	144
Be My Friend	136
Bill	114
Bind	80
Blacksmith	85
Bloody snot	159
Boabungaha	158
Board games	81
Boats	85
Body Control	76
Boltan game	5, 13
Boran	145
Boron	150
Boronssickle	114-115
Bosparan	146-147
Bosparano	84
Bow	77, 92
Bowyer	85-86
Brabak Lad	115
Brawling	75, 92, 107-108
Brazen Sword	142
Break point	105
Breath of Magic	136
Brig-Lo	147
Buckler	104
Build	38
Burglar	51
Butcher	86
Calculate	81
Caliphate	145
Call	96
Called attacks	102-103
Carouse	76
Carrying capacity	120-121
Cartography	86
Casting spells	133
Casting time	135
CH Tests	72
Chain greaves	101
Chainmail cap	101
Chainmail shirt	100
Chain weapons	75, 92-93
Chair leg	115
Character
generation	22
sample	24
sheet	6, 14-15
traits	68
Charisma	15, 27
Charisma Attribute	72
Cheat	86
Choking damage	122-123
CL Tests	72
Clarum purum	136
Claudibus clavistibor	136
Claustrophobia	62
Cleverness	15, 27
Climb	76-77
Close-Quarter	105
Clothing	41
Club	115
CN Tests	72
CO Tests	72
Code of Conduct	62-63
Color-Blind	63
Combat
action conversions	98
action sequence in	97
adventure points	165
armor, encumbrance	99-100
attack, parry rolls	98-99
base values	33
blows, initiative	95
high-strength damage	99
hits, damage	99
initiative value	99
ranged	108-109
reflexes	98
round	20, 95, 118
rules	90-91
special abilities	98
special situations	106
superior numbers	97
surprise, ambush	98
system	19
talents	92-95
unarmed	106-108
values	91-95
Composite bow	109
Constitution	15-16, 27
Contortionist	60
Cook	86
Core rules	134-139
Cost	135
Courage	15, 27
Creatures	151-158
Crossbow	75, 93
Cuirass	100
Cultured races	151
Cultures	24-25, 41
Curiosity	63
Customs	41
Cutlass	115
Daggers	75, 93, 109, 115
Damage	90
from choking	122-123
from drowning	123
from falling	121-122
from fire	122
increment	99, 107
points	19
Dance	77
Danger sense	60
Dark Ages	146-147
Darkenmarch	148-149
Dark secrets	68
Darpatia	144
Defense	96
action	95
Demigods	151
Demons	157
Desire	67-68
DE tests	72
Dexterity	15, 27
Dice	14
Difficultry Decrease/Increase	16, 18, 71, 111
Direction sense	60
Disadvantages	28-29, 58, 62-65, 129
Disdychonda	156
Diseases	121, 159-160
Distance	96
classes	105-106
target	108-109
Djadra	115
Domestic animals	162
Donf	160
Double kunchomer	115
Dragons	157
Dragonstooth	115
Draw	87
Draw weapon	96
Drive	86-87
Drop weapon/item	96
Drowning damage	123
Duplicatus	136-137
Duration	135
Dwarf mercenary	174-175
Dwarfmallet	115
Dwarfnose	60
Dwarfs	23, 40-41
Ear of lynx	137
Effect	135
Effective Encumbrance	74, 99
Efferd	150
Elfsongs	134, 140
Elven bow	109
Elven Worldview	63
Elves	23, 32, 40
Emperor Raul	146-147
Encumbrance	74, 76, 78, 80-81, 92, 99, 120-121
Endurance	33, 102
improvement	128-129
points	19
regeneration	19
Enduring	60-61
Engineering	82
Epee	115
Equipment	160-162
Equipment Advantage	61
Escape	80
Ethics	68
Etiquette	78
Exhaustion	120, 123
Explorer	51-52
Eye of Eagle	137
Failure, automatic	73
Falling damage	121-122
Fantastic realism	10-11
Fantasy slang	14
Farming	87
Fast talk	78-79
Fastness of body	137
Fear	63, 68
of Dark	63
of Open Spaces	63
poison	158
of Sea	63
Fencing weapons	75, 93
Fey	40
Fighters	23
Fire damage	122
Firun	150
Fish	80
Fog flow far	137
Foil	115
Food	162
Foramen Foraminor	137
Forest Islands	147
Forest spider	155
Foretooth	109
Fountland	23, 44-45, 142
Fountthorn	109
Four-leaf oneberry	160
Free actions	96
Friendliness	66
Fumble	16, 104-105
effects of	105
table	105
Furrier	88
Game
statistics	14
turn	20, 118
Gardiamum	137
Garethi	84
Garethian plate	100
Garetia	41, 43
Garetian explorer	160-171
Garetians	23, 42
Garetian warrior	167-68
Generation Points	22
Geography	82
Get Down	96
Giant ameba	153
Giant ant	155
Gift improvement	128
Glaive	115
Goblinic	85
Goblins	151-152
Gods	149-151
Goldglue	158
Gonede	158
Good Memory	61
Great helmet	101
Great leather shield	104
Greatshield	104
Greatspear	115
Greatsword	115
Greed	63
Griffin cat	154
Griffinsford	144
Guild Magic	32
Gyldenland	146-147
Haal	146, 148
Haggle	79
Halberd	115
Half-poison	158-159
Harasian Empire	43-44
Hard to Enspell	61
Harpies	154
Hatchet	115
Healing	123-124
wounds	123-124
Heat Resistance	61
Heavy crossbow	109
Heavy dagger	115
Hela-Horas	146-147
Heraldry	82
Herbs	160
Hero	6
attributes	26-28
birth of	21
creation	36
professions	25-26
questions about	66-68
Hesinde	11, 150
Hide	77
High jumping	119
High Resistance to Magic	61
High strength damage	99
Highlord	7
Attribute Tests vs. Talent Tests	72
Combat Talents	74
hero creation	67
Talent Test lengths	74
tips	163-165
History	82
Hit Points	19, 111
Hits	99
Horas	146-147
Horasian burglar	168-170
Horasian Empire	145
Horasian leather cuirass	100
Horasians	23, 43
Horriphobus	137-138
Horseback shield	104
Human nature	79
Hunter	52
Hunting knife	115-116
Hunting spear	116
Ignifaxus	138
Immunity to Poison	61
Improvised thrown weapons	109
Improvised weapons	99
Inaptitude	63-64
Incapacitation	101-102
Indira	85
Infantry weapons	75, 94
Ingerimm	150
Initiative	19
value	97
Inner Clock	61
IN Tests	72
Intuition	15, 27
Iron cap	101
Ironwooder	109
Javelins	75-76, 94, 109, 116
Jeweler	87-88
Jousting	76, 94, 106
Juggling	77
Kajubo	160
Karmic Energy	20
Khom Desert	145
Kingdom of Albernia	143
Kingdom of Almada	144
Kingdom of Garetia	144
Kingdom of Kosh	144
Knife	116
Krakenewt	156
Kukris	159
Kunchomer	116
Kuslikian saber	116
Lame	64
Language	83-85
instinct	61
lore	82
Law	82-83
Lea Elf	23, 49-50
Lea elf ranger	173-174
Learning methods	126-127
Leathercraft	87
Leather cuirass	100
Leather greaves	101
Leather helmet	101
Leather shield	103-104
Left-Handed	61
Legend lore	83
Legend singer	57
Level	129
Lie	79
Life, value of	68
Light crossbow	109
Light in the Darkness	138
Light Engineering	87
Light plate	100
Linnorms	153
Linnorm slayer	116
Loadster	109
Longbow	109
Long chainmail suit	100
Long dagger	116
Long jumping	119
Long-term actions	96-97
Los	146-147
Love life	68
Low Attribute	64
Low Light Vision	61
Low Resistance to Magic	64
Low vitality	102
Luck	61
Lucky attacks/blows	104
Lucky Break	16
Lucky Gambler	61
Lucky parry	104
Lurker	154
Maces	75, 92, 114, 116
Machete	116
Magic	31-33, 130
Aventuria and	11
healing	123
hero's opinion of	66-67
resistance to	33, 134
Magical axe	11
Magical equipment	162
Magical melody	140
Magician	32, 52-53, 59
Magician's staff	116
Mammoth	154
Maraskan	144-145
Margravedom of Windhague	143
Marksman	111
Masquerade	79
Meadows	144
Melee	105
Melee weapons	111, 114-117
Menchal	160
Mendena	144
Mental Compass	61
Mentality	38
Mercenary	53
Messenger	54
Metal buckler	104
Mhanadi Valley	145
Mhanadistan	46-47
Middenmiles	20, 118-120
Middenrealm	38, 143-144
Mining	87
Mirror mail	100
Mohic	84
Money, starting	35
Monsters	151-158
Morals	68
Morfu	155
Morion	101
Morning star	116
Mountebank	54
Move	96
Move as the Lightning	138
Movement	118
Mummy	157
Mutander Salother	138
Mutual teaching	126-127
Myranor	10
Nature Talents	79-80
Negative Attribute	64
New Empire	146-147
Niddenrealmians	23
Night-Blind	64
Nightly regeneration	123
Noble Birth	61
Non-magical equipment	160-161
Northern Marches	143-144
Northern steppes	142
Nostria	143
Novadis	47, 49
Nujuku	84
Obligations	64-65
Off-hand fighting	103
Ogre Battle	146, 148
Ogres	152
Ogreslap	116-117
Olginroot	160
One-Eyed	65
One-handed use	114
Orientation	80
Origin	135
Origin/Spread	38
Orkish	85
Orkland	143
Orks	152
Orkstorm	146, 148
Outdoor specialist	24
Outstanding Attribute	61-62
Oxherd	117
Paces	20, 118
Padded tunic	100
Padded underclothes	100
Paint	87
Paralysis	160
Paralyze	138
Parry	19
fumbles	105
lucky	104
methods of	103
rolls	98-99
value	34
Partisan	117
Pathological Cleanliness	65
Peace of Kuslik	148
Penetration	138
Peraine	150
Perception	77
Perricum	144
Persuade	79
Phex	150
Physical talents	76-78
Physician	55
Pick	117
Pick Locks	87
Pick Pockets	77
Pirate	55
Plagues	159-160
Plant lore	83
Plate mail greaves	101
Player	6
tips	166
Play Instrument	87
Poison	121, 158-159
Polearm	105
Portrayal	41
Position	96
Potions	123
Praios	11, 150
Prejudice	65
Priest-Kings	146, 148
Professional Talents	73, 75
Professions	23, 25-26, 50
Prone to Illness	65
Proto-Tulamidyan	84
Pseudobasikisk	154
Purple lightning	159
Quarterstaff	117
Quick Draw	98
Quick loading	111
Race choice	22-23
Rage	65
Rahja	151
Range	135
attack	111
combat	108-109
points	111
Ranged weapon	109-110
readying	110-111
table	110
Ranger	57
Rapid Healing	62
Rapier	117
Ravensbeak	117
Read/Write	83-84
Regeneration	19-20, 123-124, 131
Region	41
Reinforced wooden shield	103
Related Talents	73-74
Religion	66
Religious lore	83
Reload	96
Resistance
to Age	62
to Disease	62
to magic	33, 132-134
to Poison	62
Rest	123
Ride	77
Rock cleaver	117
Rogue	56
Rohal the Sage	146, 148
Role-playing
basics	6
example of	7-9
Highlord	7
roles in	6
rules of	7
Rommilys	144
Rondra	150
Rondracomb	117
Rssahh	85
Rules	7, 91
Sabers	76, 94, 117
Sadrak Whassoi	148-149
Salamander Stones	142-143
Scale mail	100
Scholars	24
Scout	56
Scripts	83-84
Scythe	117
Sea serpent	156
Seafaring	87
Second Battle of Silk Meadows	149
Second Demon Battle	147
Seduce	79
See True and Pure	138-139
Self teaching	127
Shady ones	24
Shield fighting	103
Shields	103-104
Short bow	109
Short sword	117
Sickle	117
Silence Reigns Supreme	139
Simple wooden shield	103
Sing	77
Situation assessment	96-97
Skeleton	157
Skraja	117
Sledge hammer	117
Sleep of a Thousand Sheep	139
Slow Regeneration	65
Sneak	77-78, 119
Social Chameleon	62
Social standing	17, 27
Social Talents	78-79
Song
of caring	140
of peace	140
Sounder	101
Space	118
Spears	76, 94, 109, 117
Special Abilities	91, 129
Special experiences	124, 126, 165
Special Item	62
Specialized Talents	73, 75
Special situations	106
Specials/Racial Abilities	38
Speed	20
Spell
casting	96-97, 133
costs	32
effect of	133
generation points	31-32
prowess	31, 131-135
improvement	128
Spellcaster	62
experience	134
Spiritus Armoricus	139
Sprint	96
Standard actions	96
Starcraft	83
Starting money	35
Starting Values	38
Staves	76, 94
Steaming jungles	145, 147
Step	96
Stick	117
Stonecutter	87-88
Stone lore	83
Stonemason	88
Storm cap	101
Storm scythe	117
Strategic movement	119-120
Streetwise	79
Strength	15-16, 27
ST Tests	72
Success, automatic	73
Sumu	146-147
Superior numbers	97
Superstition	65
Surprise	98
Survival	80
Svellt Valley	143
Swamp things	155
Swim	78, 118-119
Swords	76, 94, 117
Tactical movement	118
Tailor	88
Talent	17-18, 69-70
activating	124-125
advancing	124
artisan	85-89
basic, specialized, professional	73, 75
combat	74-76, 92-95
costs	31
generation points	30
healing	123
listing	70
lore	80-83
nature	79-80
physical	76-78
prowess	17-18, 70
related	73-74
social	78-79
test	14-15, 18, 30-31, 70-71
automatic success, failure	73
contested	73
lengths of	74
open	71-73
value	29-31
negative	71
Tanner	88
Target
cover	108
distance to	108-109
moving	108
size	108
Tattoo	88
Tavern	162
Teach	79
Teachers	126-127
Technique	135
Test	7, 135
Thick clothes	100
Thorwal	45-46, 143
Thorwalian	24, 26-27, 39, 46, 84-85
Thorwalian pirate	171
Thorwalian shield	103
Threshold value	99, 107
Throwing
ax	76, 94, 109, 117
dagger	109-110, 117
disk, ring, star	109
knife	76, 94-95, 109-110, 117
Thunderbolt	139
Time	118
Toadshide	100-101
Tomb-louse	153
Tongues	84
Torches	117, 161
Toughness	62
Tournament jousting armor	101
Track	80
Train animals	88
Traps	80
Travia	150
Treat
disease	88-89
poison	89
wounds	89
Tree dragon	155
Trident	117
Trolls	152
Tsa	150
Tulamides	24, 38-39
Tulamidyan magicienne	175-176
Tulamidyan mountebank	172-173
Turn	96
Tuzak knife	117
Two-handed blunt weapons	76, 95
Two-handed swords	76, 95
Two-handed use	114
Two-lilies	117
Ugly	65
Unattractive	65
Undead	156-157
Unicorn	156
Unseen	139
Use item	96
Use Talent	96
Uthuria	10
Vaestenland	10
Vanity	65
Vengefulness	65
Vertigo	65
Vigor	62
Violent Temper	65
Vitality	19, 33
improvement	128-129
point regeneration	19
Vixish	85
Voice mimicry	78
Wand enchantment	133-134, 139-140
Waqqif	117
War bow	110
Warcraft	83
Warhammer	117
Warkhome	144
Warrior	57, 59
Wars of the Wizards	148
Warunk hammer	117
Way of Living	38, 41
Weapon	41
descriptions	114-117
modifiers	92
ranged	109-110
size	114
table	112-113
Weather Sense	80
Whirlweed	160
Willpower	78
Wise Emperors	147-148
Woodcraft	89
Woodcutter's ax	117
Wooden spear	110, 117
Worldview	41
Wound	97, 101-102, 105
fever	159-160
healing of	123-124
Wrestling	76, 95, 107
Wyrmspear	117
Yeti's Land	142
Zhayad	85
Zombie	157
Zorgan	144