The Classic Arduin Grimoires
THE ARDUIN TRILOGY: VOLS. I, II, & III and the Arduin Adventure

These are all combined into one volume, better organized, easier to read than the originals all in one hardcover volume! Nothing has been left out, only added.

Stock #EMC501
Black and White interior.
Size: 7-3/8 x 10-3/8 inches
This is a glued spine (not stitched)
HARD COVER edition!!!

The original three books:

* The Arduin Grimoire (Arduin Grimoire volume 1)
* Welcome to Skull Tower (Arduin Grimoire volume 2)
* The Runes of Doom (Arduin Grimoire volume 3)

Plus: The Arduin Adventure

BY: David A. Hargrave

These are the books that started it all. These books inspired tons of RPG’s, authors and fans alike. Let your imagination set wild and come back to the old Arduin Grimoire series to re-inspire you from old or create inspiration of new! There will certainly be something of value in these Grimoires for all. New rules, monsters, items, spells, character classes, races and more… all from the World of Arduin, for use in any and ALL role playing game systems – past present and future!

A must have, for any serious RPG player!

Please note that all Classic Arduin products were written in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

Below is the Table of Contents for “The Arduin Trilogy” (which includes the Arduin Adventure) only! (Whew – thats a lot)

[Note also that there are still SIX more books available each with a plethora of contents themselves!]

MASTER TABLE OF CONTENTS

Company Notes on The Arduin Trilogy In Memoriam

A Few Words from The Editor

A Few Words from The Cover Artist

The Adventurer

The Trilogy

The Arduin Adventure Caliban’s Seat

Legendary Items of The Arduin Cycle

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Dedications	1 – 2
Dedication	2
Dedication	2
Special Dedication	2
Forwards	3 – 5
Forward	4
Forward2	4
Opening Comments	4 – 5
Special Message to Fans of Arduin	5
David Hargrave’s Words of Wisdom	6 – 35
How To Play the Game	7 – 8
Point System	9
Notes On Player Character Types	10
Individualization Of New Player Characters	10
Notes On Character	10
New Character Hit Point System	11
Comments On the New Hit Point System	12
Notes On Natural Character AC	12
Notes On Character Functions, Capabilities, And Characteristics	13
Notes On Languages	13
Experience Level Chart	14 – 17
Notes On Treasure	18
Notes On Potions and the Like	18
Guild Fees	18
DM’s Versus Angry Players	19
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly	19
Random Chance Chart for Magik Weapons	20 – 21
Notes On Alignment and Playability	22

 

Hargrave’s Detect Ability Chart	23
Random Trap Matrix	24
Notes on the Random Event Charts and Campaign World	25
Rope Breakage Chart	25
Resurrection and Other Notes	26
Notes on Travel	27 – 28
Movement Of Men and Monsters	29
Hargrave’s Magikal Equipment Saving Throw Matrix	30 – 31
Space Creatures and Other Aliens In Fantasy Role Playing Games	31
Energy Weapons in Fantasy Games	32
Miscellaneous Notes on Combat	33
Special Note on Combat	33
Special Note n Melee Movement	33
Real Medicine and Fantasy Gaming	34 – 35
Various Rules Changes	35
Rule Questions	35
Physical Character Appearance	36 – 48
Character Height Determination Chart	37 – 38
Character Weight Determination Chart	39
Optional Character Appearance Chart	40 – 41
Body Type Determination Table	42
Female Attributes Chart	42
True Strength Function Chart	43 – 45
Giant Strength Equivalency Chart	46
True Charisma and Its Meaning In Game Play	47
Special Physical Additional Bonuses	48
Player Character Resources	49 – 62
Character and Alignment Chart	50
Special Ability Charts	51 – 57

 

Character Aging	58
Character Social Status	59-60
Character Wealth Table	59
Character Legacy Chart	59
Owned Equipment Chart	61 – 62
New Player Character Races	63 – 66
Deodanths	64
Phraints	64 – 65
Saurigs	66
New Classes	67 – 100
Alchemist Class	68
Assassin Class	69 – 70
Barbarian Class	71
Bard Class	72
Courtesan Class	73 – 74
Druid Class	75
Forrester Class	76
Martial Artist Class	77 – 79
Medicine Man Class	80
Normals Class	81
Outlaw Class	82
Psychic Class	83
Rune Singer Class	84 – 85
Rune Weaver Class	86
Sage Class	87
Saint Class	88 – 89
Slaver Class	90 – 91
Star Powered Mage Class	92 – 93
Techno Class	94 – 95

 

Trader (Merchant) Class	96
True Paladin Class	97 – 98
Witch Hunter Class	99 – 100
Character Limitations	101 – 108
Character Limitation Chart	102 – 103
Condensed Character Limitation Chart	104 – 107
Condensed Character Limitation Chart	108
Character Saving Rolls	109 – 115
Character Saving Roll Chart by Race	110 – 111
Character Saving Roll Chart by Class	112 – 113
Character Type Saving Throw List	114
Saving Roll Chart for All Stoning of The Glance Or Gaze Variety	115
Class Errata and Resources	116 – 122
Special Errata Notice	117
Clerical Spells, Healing, Regenerating, And Such Like	117 – 118
Black Clerics	118
Special Note on Thieves and Thievery	118 – 121
Reworking The Clerical Curing and Healing System	122
Techno Magik	122
The Multiverse	123 – 128
The Multiverse	124
Guilds And Societies of The Arduinian Cycle	125
Rank And Royalty Chart	126
Principle Wild Tribes of The Arduinian Nexus	127 – 128
Money and Valuables	129 – 139
Value Chart For Coinage	130 – 131
Precious Gems, Semiprecious Gems, And Other Valuables	132 – 138
Price Examples for The Arduinian Universe	139
Wergild	139

 

Multiversal Trading Company	140 – 152
Multiversal Trading Company Price List	141 – 143
Loan Rates and Other Information	144
Price List for Goods	145 – 146
Price List for Specialty Magik Items	147 – 148
Magik Item Price List	149 – 150
Magik Weaponry Value Chart	151 – 152
Weapons	153 – 165
General Notes on Weapons	154
Weapon Classification Tables	154
Weapon Attack Chart	155
Weapon Damage Table	156 – 157
Missile Weapon Attack Chart	158
Missile Damage Table	159 – 160
General Gunnery Charts	161 – 162
Non-Weapon Attack Matrix (Claws and Things)	163
Weapon’s Breakage Chart	164 – 165
Fighting Tools	166 – 175
Combat	167 – 168
Main Combat Table	169
Brawl Chart	170 – 171
Melee Chart	172
Miscellaneous Notes	173
Combat Rules	174
Notes On Fighting Men and The Use Of Weapons	175
Escape And Evasion	176 – 181
Escape Tables	177 – 180
Overland Escape and Evasion Chase Chart	181
Criticals and Fumbles	182 – 187

 

Hargrave’s Fumble Table	183
Hargrave’s Critical Hit Table	184 – 185
Critical Hit Table for Non-Weapon Wounds	186 – 187
Undead	188 – 190
Notes on Undead	189
Clerical Turn Away Chart	190
Monster Data	191 – 205
Notes On Monsters	192
Dinosaur Chart	193 – 194
Sea Creature List	195 – 196
Werecreatures Combat Chart	197 – 198
Overland (Water) Monster Encounter Chart	199 – 201
Monsters	202
Dragon Determination Chart	202
True Elementals	203 – 204
Experience Chart for Monster Slaying	205
New Monsters	206 – 258
New Monsters	207 – 216
New Monsters	217 – 228
New Monsters	229 – 258
Magik	259 – 269
Magik In Arduin	260 – 262
Prismatic Walls and Their Usages	262 – 264
Rune Weaver Magik’s Wondrous Webs of Power	265 – 266
Notes on Magik	267 – 269
Spells	269
Mana and The Cost of Spell Power	269
New And Unusual Spells	270 – 307
New and Unusual Spells	271 – 276

 

New and Unusual Spells	277 – 285
New Spells	286 – 307
New Magikal Treasures	308 – 327
New Magikal Treasures	309 – 312
New Treasures	313 – 319
New Magikal Items	320 – 327
Golems	328 – 330
New Golem Types	329
Golem Construction	330
Heaven And Hell	331 – 367
Principal Religious Sects In Arduin And The World	332 – 334
Angels	335
Demon Lore	336 – 337
The 21 Planes of Hell	338 – 340
Lesser Demons	341 – 344
New Lesser Demons	345 – 348
Greater Demons	349
Hargrave’s Demon Lore Greater (Named) Demons of the Arduinian Cycle	350 – 366
Hell Spirals	367
Game Master Resources	368 – 382
Dungeon Master’s Solo Determination Charts and Notations	369 – 373
Random Encounter Chart	374
Encounter Reaction Roll Chart	375
Random Life Style Changes	375
Reincarnation Charts	376
Character Resurrection Chart	377 – 378
Most Malignant and Malefic Miseries Known	379 – 380
Notes on Fantastic Beings	381 – 382
Dungeons	383 – 392

 

Dungeons	384
Key to Dungeon “Sign Posts”	385 – 387
Dungeon Monster Encounter Chart	388 – 390
Random Fog and Mist Generation Chart for Dungeon Rooms	391 – 392
Notes On Hirelings	393 – 395
Hireling Rates	394
Morale Chart for Hirelings, Etc.	395
Weather	396 – 399
Weather in Arduin	397
Weather Tables	398
Special at Sea Weather	399
Weather and the Invisible	399
Arduin	400 – 423
Intro	401
Arduin, A Capsule History	402 – 405
Arduinian Law and Punishment	406 – 407
Most Wanted Highwaymen and Brigands in Arduin And Its Environs	408 – 413
Principle Noble Families of Arduin	414 – 415
Notable Characters of the Arduinian Cycle	416 – 417
Notable Denizens of Arduinian “Undercities”	418 – 419
The Recorded Areas of Treasure and Doom within Arduin’s Borders	420 – 423
Arduin’s Inns and Road Houses	424 – 433
Comments on the Inns and Road Houses of Arduin	425
The Inns and Road Houses of Arduin	426 – 432
Independent Road Houses and Inns	433
Arduin’s Time and Seasons	434 – 439
Arduin’s Time References and Seasons	435 – 436
Notable Days of Arduin of both Good And Bad Aspects	437 – 439