Publication:Wilderness Survival Guide

Wilderness Survival Guide

	System: Dungeons and Dragons 1e  Abbreviation: —  Author: Kim Mohan  Publisher: TSR  Item Code: 2020  Publication Date: 1986  Format: Hardcover  Page Count: 124  ISBN-10: 0-88038-291-0
Product Blurb This book, for new players and Dungeon Masters as well as more experienced campaigners, presents rules for adventuring in the outdoors. Opportunities and challenges await characters brave enough and hardy enough to take on the biggest "monster" of all—the wilderness! This text is quoted from promotion material. Text and images are copyrighted by the original publisher.

The sourcebook for AD&D© game adventures in the great outdoors!

Table of Contents

Section	Page
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL GUIDE: WHAT IS IT?	5
Defining the Outdoor Environment	5
For the DM's Eyes Only	5
Definition of Terms	6
OVERVIEW OF THE WILDERNESS	7
Terrain: Desert	7
Terrain: Forest	7
Terrain: Hills	8
Terrain: Mountains	8
Terrain: Plains	9
Terrain: Seacoast	9
Terrain: Swamp	9
Hierarchy of Terrain	9
Bodies of Water	9
Climate	10
WILDERNESS PROFICIENCIES	11
Nonweapon Proficiencies	11
Choosing Skills	11
Success and Failure	11
Improving Proficiencies	11
Expanding Proficiency Slots	12
Proficiency Descriptions	13
DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER	18
Personal Temperature	18
Clothing	18
Protected and Unprotected Characters	19
Effects on exertion	19
Clothing That Functions as Armor	19
EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT	21
Temperature and Wind	21
Precipitation	22
Special Weather	23
Damage from Heat and Cold	26
Effects on Equipment	28
ENCUMBRANCE AND MOVEMENT	30
Encumbrance of Characters	30
Terrain Definitions for Movement	30
Large-scale Overland Movement	31
Encumbrance and Movement for Land-based Animals	32
Movement of Land-based Vehicles	33
Movement Across Special Terrain	33
Movement on Slippery Horizontal Surfaces	39
Jumping	39
Overland Movement in Reduced Visibility	40
Swimming	41
Movement in Waterborne Vehicles	44
Flying Mounts	47
FOOD AND WATER	50
Going Without Food	50
Going Without Water	50
Effects on Animals	52
Minimum Daily Requirement of Food	52
Minimum Daily Requirement of Water	52
Food Gathering	53
Consuming and Carrying Food	58
Finding Water	58
CAMPING AND CAMPFIRES	61
Natural Shelters	61
Portable Shelters	62
Rest and Comfort	64
Fire: Friend and Foe	65
MEDICINE AND FIRST AID	69
Availability of Medicinal Plants	69
Injuries and Treatments	70
VISION AND VISIBILITY	72
Normal Vision	72
Infravision	73
Ultravision	74
Artificial Illumination	74
NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE WILDERNESS	76
Volcanoes	76
Earthquakes	78
Tidal Waves	79
Floods and Flash Floods	80
Avalanches, Rockfalls, and Mudslides	80
Quicksand	83
COMBAT RULES FOR WILDERNESS PLAY	84
Fighting While Climbing	84
Fighting While Precariously Balanced	84
Fighting in Water	85
Fighting in Poor Visibility	86
Melee Combat from a Mount	86
Missile Combat from a Mount	86
Forcing Opponents to Dismount	87
FATIGUE AND EXHAUSTION	88
Characters	88
Land-based Mounts and Pack Animals	88
Flying Mounts	89
MOUNTS AND BEASTS OF BURDEN	90
Animals as Individuals	91
MAGIC IN THE WILDERNESS	95
Spells	95
Potions	100
Protection Scrolls	100
Rings	100
Rods, Staves, and Wands	101
Miscellaneous Magic	101
DUNGEON MASTER'S SECTION	103
STARTING FROM SCRATCH	103
APPENDIX: THE WORLD OF WEATHER	107
COMPILED TABLES	120
INDEX	127

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