Publication:Oriental Adventures (1e)

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Oriental Adventures (1e)
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System: Dungeons and Dragons 1e 
Abbreviation: OA 
Author: Gary Gygax, David Cook, Francois Marcela-Froideval 
Publisher: TSR 
Item Code: 2018 
Publication Date: 1985 
Format: Hardcover 
Page Count: 141 
ISBN-10: 0-88038-099-3
 
Product Blurb
"...The mysterious and exotic Orient, land of spices and warlords, has at last opened her gates to the West."

For beginners or experts, players or DMs, this book holds all the information on oriental character classes, races, spells, magical items, weapons, fighting styles, and monsters. The world of samurai and ninja awaits!

This text is quoted from promotion material. Text and images are copyrighted by the original publisher.

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Table of Contents[edit]

Section Page
Creating the Player Character 7
Non-Player Characters 7
The Effect of Wishes on Ability Scores 7
Character Abilities
Character Classes and Races 11
Class and Race Combinations 11
Racial Ability Score Limits 11
Oriental Races 12
Oriental Classes 14
Character Abilities 28
Families, Clans, and Caste 31
Birth Rank 31
Family Structure 31
Additional Family Structures 32
Master Family Chart 33
Ancestry 33
Assigning Ancestral Holdings 34
Birthrights 34
Honor 35
Starting Honor 35
Gaining and Losing Honor 35
Altering Family Honor 35
Effects of Honor 35
Money and Equipment 37
Starting Money 38
Gajin and Rates of Exchange 38
Equipping the Character 38
Weapons 41
Armor 48
Proficiencies 51
Weapon Proficiencies and Weapon Specialization 51
Non-Weapon Proficiencies 52
Shukenja Spells 56
Spell Explanations 56
First Level Spells 57
Second Level Spells 59
Third Level Spells 62
Fourth Level Spells 64
Fifth Level Spells 67
Sixth Level Spells 68
Seventh Level Spells 70
Wu Jen Spells 73
First Level Spells 74
Second Level Spells 78
Third Level Spells 81
Fourth Level Spells 84
Fifth Level Spells 87
Sixth Level Spells 90
Seventh Level Spells 92
Eighth Level Spells 94
Ninth Level Spells 96
Combat 98
Summary of the Combat Sequence 98
Combat Procedures 99
Martial Arts 101
Events and Encounters 107
The Calendar 107
Yearly and Monthly Events 107
Daily Events 112
Encounter Tables by Terrain Type 114
Monsters 115
Climate Groupings 115
Creatures from Previous Books 115
The Celestial Emperor and the Celestial Bureaucracy 116
Treasure and Magical Items 129
Magical Items Usable by Character Class 129
Random Treasure Determination 129
Potions 130
Scrolls 130
Rods, Staves, and Wands 130
Miscellaneous Magic 130
Armor and Shield 130
Weapons 131
Oriental Magic Items 133
An Overview of Kara-Tur 136
Geography 136
Population 136
Daily Life in Kara-Tur 138
Dress 138
Food 138
Buildings 139
Religion 140
Law and Justice 140
Manners 141
Names 141
Building Floorplans 142
Bibliography 144
Family Chart 144
AbbreviationOA +
AuthorGary Gygax +, David Cook + and Francois Marcela-Froideval +
Help Wanted ReasonImage Needed +
ISBN0-88038-099-3 +
Identifier1e +
Item Code2018 +
Media TypeHardcover +
Page Count141 +
Publication Date1985 +
PublisherTSR +
SystemDungeons and Dragons 1e +
TitleOriental Adventures +