Basic Rules/Table of contents

The Dark Eye: Basic Rules - Table of contents

Title	Page
Introduction to Role-Playing	5
What is a Role-Playing Game	6
An Example of Play	7
What is Aventuria?	10
A Brief Survey of the Game Rules	13
Game Statistics	14
Attributes and Attribute Tests	15
Social Standing and Status in Society	17
Talents	17
The Combat System	18
Vitality Points, Astral Points and Endurance	19
Time and Space	20
A Hero is Born	21
Character Generation	22
Races and Cultures	23
Professions	23
Step-By-Step Hero Creation	36
Races, Cultures, Professions	37
Races	38
Middenrealmians	38
Tulamides	38
Thorwalians	39
Elves (Fey)	40
Dwarfs (Angroschim)	41
Cultures	41
Garetia	41
Horasian Empire	44
Fountland	45
Thorwal	46
Mhanadistan	46
The Novadis	47
The Lea-Elf People	49
The Anvil Dwarfs	50
Professions	51
Burglar	51
Explorer	51
Hunter	52
Magician	52
Mercenary	53
Messenger	54
Mountebank	54
Physician	55
Pirate	55
Rogue	56
Scout	56
Warrior	57
Legend Singer	57
Ranger	57
Advantages and Disadvantages, Characteristics	58
Advantages and Disadvantages	59
Advantages	59
Disadvantages	62
20 Questions for Your Hero	66
A Word from the Wise: On Choosing Heroes	67
The Talent System	69
The Talents	73
Combat Rules	90
In the Beginning: Determining Combat Values	91
Combat	95
Aventurian Armor	100
Aventurian Shields	103
Unarmed Combat	106
Ranged Combat	108
Aventurian Ranged Weapons	109
Readying a Ranged Weapon	110
Aventurian Melee Weapons	111
Other Rules	118
Time and Space	118
Encumbrance and Carrying Capacity	120
Things That Might Hurt You Other Than Combat	121
Regeneration	123
Adventure Points and Experience	124
Magic in Aventuria	130
Astral Energy	131
Spell Prowess	131
Of Wand Enchantments and Elfsongs	133
Experience for Spellcasters	134
The Basic Aventurian Grimoire	135
Aventuria	141
The Continent of Aventuria	142
Emperors, Armies, and Demons - The History of Aventurian Civilization	146
The Gods of Aventuria	149
Creatures and Monsters	150
Poisons, Diseases, and Herbs	157
Equipment	160
Highlord Tips	163
Player Tips	166
Archetypes	167
Garetian Warrior	167
Horasian Burglar	169
Garetian Explorer	170
Thorwalian Pirate	171
Tulamidyan Mountebank	172
Lea Elf Ranger	173
Dwarf Mercenary	174
Tulamidyan Magicienne	175
Index	177
Map of Aventuria	182
Character Record Sheet	183