Labyrinth Lord Revised Edition.pdf

LABYRINTH LORD

Classic Fantasy Role Playing Game of

Labyrinths, Magic, and Monsters

By Daniel Proctor

Goblinoid Games

FOREWORD

Labyrinth Lord is not new or innovative. This game exists solely as an attempt to help breathe back life into old-school fantasy

gaming, to do some small part in expanding its fan base. Labyrinth Lord follows in the footsteps of other „retro-clone‰ game systems.

One might think of it as an emulator, meant to employ game rules (algorithms) from early 1980s games by using new presentation in

combination with terms that are open game content, provided under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, by Wizards of the Coast,

Inc. Labyrinth Lord is a restatement of a set of rules that are otherwise out of print and no longer commercially supported. This work

follows the idea that game rules themselves are not subject to copyright, only the specific presentation of those rules are. The goal of

Labyrinth Lord and other retro-clone systems is to make rules currently available, using a common reference, for third-party publishers

to create gaming material that is not only compatible with the particular retro-clone system, but also with the system which it seeks to

emulate. By doing this we hope to help build a market for games that have otherwise been allowed to fade into the past. For further

information, please visit our website at www.goblinoidgames.com.

This effort is meant to complement, not replace, the fine work that came before it. If Labyrinth Lord succeeds in being a good

representative of old-school fantasy role playing, it only does so because it lies on a solid foundation. I cannot, and would not, pretend

to take any of the credit.

This is a game about imagination. It represents what was, for most of us, our first tentative steps into the monster-filled labyrinths of

our youth. We learned some of our first lessons about life, death, and reaching for impossible goals as we rolled strange dice we had

never seen before, and went to worlds we otherwise would never have imagined. Old-school gaming isnÊt just about nostalgia. We go

back to these game rules not just because they might be easier to learn or play compared to their modern derivatives, but also because

there is a fresh element to the game. We open a portal to a simpler fantasy world, and we check our adult disillusionment at the door.

As I enter that door I become my old dwarf character again, swinging my axe against a fresh wave of orcs on my way to defeat the

evil orc chief. IÊll kill that chief and save the local village, only to fall in a battle to trolls later. But it doesnÊt matter. As long as we have

this game and our sense of wonder, the adventures never end.

As I was writing Labyrinth Lord, I learned from the Internet gaming community at DragonÊs Foot (www.dragonsfoot.org) that Tom

Moldvay had died. He was the editor of the first set of game rules that inspires Labyrinth Lord, and his many writings made him one

of the pioneers of fantasy role-playing. Those who knew him report that he was a nice, hard-working man. I only met him through his

writings, but it is clear that we owe him a great debt. This work is therefore dedicated to his memory.

Dan Proctor

July 2007

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks are owed to Tom Moldvay, Dave Cook, Steve Marsh, E. Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Frank Mentzer, J. Eric Holmes,

Rob Kuntz, and many, many other individuals who created the foundation of fantasy role playing games. Special thanks also to Ryan

Dancey and Wizards of the Coast, Inc., for making the Open Game License and system reference documents available. This work

would not have been possible otherwise. Thanks to Trent Foster, William D. Smith Jr., Matthew Finch, Stuart Marshall, and Allen

Shock for looking over this manuscript and offering advice. Additional thanks go to the online communities at DragonÊs Foot

(www.dragonsfoot.org) and the Knights & Knaves Alehouse (www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/index.php) for their support of this

project and for being the initial breeding grounds for the old-school retro-clone movement. The person I must thank the most is my

wife, for putting up with my obsessive writing over the last many months.

Dedicated to the memory of Tom Moldvay

Standard (purple) cover illustration by Jason Braun. Alternate (red) cover illustration by William McAusland

Layout and design by Daniel Proctor ¡ Editing and continuity by Lavanya Proctor, Ryan Denison, and Daniel Proctor

permission ¡ Some artwork Copyright V Shane ¡ Some artwork copyright William McAusland, used with permission

reserved. ¡ Labyrinth Lord TM , Advanced Labyrinth Lord TM , and Mutant Future TM are trademarks of Daniel Proctor

www.goblinoidgames.com

Paperback ISBN 978-0-6151-5031-4

Third Release, April 2008

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ........................................................................ 3

SECTION 1: Introduction ............................................................. 4

How to Play ........................................................................... 4

Adventuring ....................................................................... 4

Dice .................................................................................. 4

Terms ............................................................................... 5

Common Abbreviations ...................................................... 5

SECTION 2: Characters ............................................................... 6

Creating a Character: An Overview.......................................... 6

Character Abilities ................................................................... 6

Ability Prime Requisites ...................................................... 7

Choosing a Class .................................................................... 7

Hit Points ............................................................................... 7

Character Classes ................................................................... 8

Choosing Alignment.............................................................. 14

Character Languages ............................................................ 14

Character Inheritance ............................................................ 14

Money and Coins .................................................................. 14

Equipment ............................................................................ 15

Equipment Descriptions.................................................... 16

SECTION 3: Spells .................................................................... 19

Spell Casting Constraints ....................................................... 19

Saving Throws ...................................................................... 20

Reversible Spells ................................................................... 20

Cumulative Spell Effects ........................................................ 20

Beginning Spells ................................................................... 20

Spell Descriptions ................................................................. 20

Cleric Spells..................................................................... 20

Magic-User and Elf Spells ................................................. 27

SECTION 4: Adventuring Rules.................................................. 43

Labyrinths & Monsters .......................................................... 43

Adventuring Groups .............................................................. 43

Group Organization ......................................................... 43

Labyrinth Rules ..................................................................... 44

Time and Movement ........................................................ 44

Rest ................................................................................ 44

Carrying Capacity and Encumbrance................................. 44

Light and Darkness .......................................................... 44

Doors.............................................................................. 44

Traps and Trap Detection ................................................ 45

Wilderness Adventures .......................................................... 45

Time and Wilderness Movement ....................................... 45

Losing Direction .............................................................. 45

Climbing.......................................................................... 46

Rations and Foraging ....................................................... 46

Swimming ....................................................................... 46

Air Travel ........................................................................ 46

Water Travel.................................................................... 46

Hiring Retainers.................................................................... 46

Checking Morale.............................................................. 47

Retainers and Experience ................................................. 47

Hiring Specialists and Mercenaries ......................................... 47

Kinds of Mercenaries ........................................................ 47

Kinds of Specialists .......................................................... 47

Awarding Experience ............................................................ 49

SECTION 5: Encounters and Combat......................................... 50

Encounters ........................................................................... 50

Encounters and Time ....................................................... 50

Labyrinth Play Sequence .................................................. 50

Wilderness Play Sequence ................................................ 50

Monsters Encountered ...................................................... 50

Movement in Encounters ....................................................... 52

Chases in the Labyrinth .................................................... 52

Chases in the Wilderness .................................................. 52

Combat ................................................................................ 52

Combat Movement .......................................................... 53

Attacking ......................................................................... 53

Unarmed Combat ................................................................. 53

Aerial Combat ...................................................................... 53

Damage and Healing........................................................ 54

Missile Attacks ................................................................. 54

Saving Throws ...................................................................... 54

Item Saving Throws (Optional Rule) ....................................... 55

Morale Checks (Optional Rule)............................................... 56

Stronghold Encounters .......................................................... 56

Adventures at Sea................................................................. 56

Water Vessels .................................................................. 56

Ship Weaponry ................................................................ 57

Water Conditions ............................................................. 57

Encounters at Sea ............................................................ 58

Waterborne Chases .......................................................... 58

Waterborne Combat......................................................... 58

Encounter and Combat Example............................................ 58

SECTION 6: Monsters............................................................... 61

Abbreviations........................................................................ 62

Monster Listings ................................................................... 62

Wandering Monster Tables .................................................. 103

Wilderness Encounter Tables ............................................... 104

SECTION 7: Treasure.............................................................. 105

How to Roll for Treasure ..................................................... 106

Gems ............................................................................ 106

Jewelry.......................................................................... 106

Finding and Using Magic Items ............................................ 106

Treasure Tables .................................................................. 106

Magic Item Descriptions ...................................................... 109

Potions.......................................................................... 109

Rings ............................................................................ 112

Scrolls ........................................................................... 113

Rods, Staves, and Wands ............................................... 114

Miscellaneous Magic Items.............................................. 115

Weapons, Armor, and Swords ........................................ 119

SECTION 8: Labyrinth Lord Lore............................................. 122

Labyrinth Design................................................................. 122

Labyrinth Scenarios ....................................................... 122

Stocking the Labyrinth ................................................... 122

Groups of NPCs ............................................................ 123

Wilderness Design ............................................................... 124

Wandering Monsters ........................................................... 124

Wilderness Wandering Monsters...................................... 124

Magic Research .................................................................. 125

Creating a Stronghold ......................................................... 125

Structure Prices ............................................................. 125

Advice for the Labyrinth Lord .............................................. 126

Characters of Different Levels ......................................... 126

Characters and Treasure ................................................ 126

Character versus Player Knowledge................................. 126

Impossible Tasks ............................................................ 126

Labyrinth Lord as Judge................................................. 127

Monsters and NPCs in Play ............................................ 127

Random Rolls ................................................................ 127

Ruling Wishes ................................................................ 127

Sample Stocked Labyrinth ................................................... 127

Taking it to the Next Level .................................................. 130

Sample Wilderness Map ...................................................... 130

Index....................................................................................... 132

Character Sheet....................................................................... 133

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