Publication:Oriental Adventures (1e)

Oriental Adventures (1e)

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 ContentsEdit

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