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A Guide and Rules System for Fantasy Roleplaying
Authors: Davis Chenault & Mac Golden
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Character Reference Sheet by Darlene
Edited by: Nicole Chenault & Matt Finch
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CASTLES & CRUSADES
We offer this book as an ode to the years of fun in game and play
and to the creative might and best of friendships
bound within the very person of E. Gary Gygax,
for whom none of what came before,
nor any that must come after, would be possible.
Thank you Gary.
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Acknowledgements
I
n the immortal days of our youth we found high adventure and fought many a campaign against all manner of villainy and evil. We slew dragons, brought
down corrupt tyrants, explored uncharted territories and freed the world of grotesque creatures of mythical proportions.
We were heroes on a crusade. These youthful adventures were brought to us by Gary Gygax through the medium of role play and the fantastic game that made
it all possible. We bring you our own game now, one that we hope captures those early days of grand quests and exploration. The Castles & Crusades role playing
game pulls on those early experiences and makes them real again.
First and foremost, we would like to thank E. Gary Gygax for sharing his wonderful vision with the rest of us, for without it, none would have followed. Our hats
are off to you good sir.
It is impossible to thank every person who has helped see this project through and insure that it was finally completed. The Troll Lords are personally indebted
to a great many members of the Castles and Crusades Society for such unflagging support and help over the past year. There are no words which can suffice to
express our heartfelt appreciation. So let us just say Thank You!
A Special Thanks to
Casey (Fiffergrund) Canfield, Josh (Cheeplives) Chewning, Mike (Sir Sieg) Stewart, Robert (Serleran) Doyel, Colin Chapman, Kenneth J. (Banabus) Ruch, Chris
(epochrpg) Rutcowsky, Steve (Bloodymage) Willet, David (DCAS) Smith, David (Grubman) Bezio, Mark (Gutboybarrelhouse) Bittinger, Hiryu, Mike (Mahar-
vey) Harvey, Gabor (Melan) Lux, J. Mance (Melkor) Haines , Robert (SirUlfric) Fisher, William (WDSmith) Smith
Shotwick Manor
John Behnken, Casey Canfield, Lorinda Sanford, Cindy Seiffert, Keith
Seiffert, Rob Dingman, Kelley Garcia, Dave VanVessem, Scott MacMillan
Minion of Arioch
Kenneth Ruch (CK, Servant of Chaos), Maggie Ruch (Helga Heals), R. Lee
Crabtree (I’m not short I’m playing a gnome), Jesse Crabtree (I’m play testing
for two), Mike Fowler (who Da Monk), Rex Soderquist (I rolled a 1 again!)
Dave Chismer (D man)
Fellowship of Foragers
Marv Breig (Finarvyn, Earl of Stone Creek), Alan Bean (glassjaw Captain
Wee Willie) Anna Breig (Serendipity the Drow Druid), Dardrae Breig (Dante
the Defiler Sorceress), Kaylina Breig (Kaywen the Elven Princess), Ryan Breig
(Rynolas the Elven Archer), Paul Luzbetak (Bastion the Acquirer), Kristina
Kober (Trasen the Elven Valkyrie of the Venom-dagger)
Jackal’s Knights
Joseph (The Jackal) Hepler, Krystyna (Lady Banshee) Hepler, Bryan Clark,
Jason (Shag) Zeh, Justin (Violentzeh) Zeh
Grubbys Gals
David (Grubman) Bezio, Colette Bezio, Dana Cox
Lords of the Cup
Steve Willet, Joe Costa, Mat Erwin, Grant Kopecki,
Mike Peterson and Billy Vitro
The Mad Trepekans
Jason Coplen
De Equites Vulgaris
J. Mance Haines (CK), Zachariah (Beazt) Hardilek, Chris (Two-Fisted Mon-
key) Lee, William (Super Size My Ass) Clark
Emerald Fire
Mike (CK) Stewart, Elizabeth (Valeris) Stewart, Robert (Twiggy) Hall,
Nick (Swiggy) Nelson, Chris (Danger Ranger) Yard, Martha (You Dropped
This!) Yard, Rita (I’m praying not checking for traps!) Kelly, Chris (Mr.
D6) Walker, Koni (I’m a fairy darn it!) Woodruff, Allen (Always a Dwarf)
Woodruff, Eric (Let ME open the door instead of the Thief!) Martin, Jen-
nifer (Jayde) Hamilton, Heath (Lawful Good stinks!) Vercher
Sapphire Rune
Jesse Hall, Vincent Watkins, Chris Hill, Edward Bromble
Southron
David Lunsford, Tim McKee, Rand Hargrove
Luddville
Greg Geilman, Kara Geilman, Ray Quinn, Daniel Saldana, Ben Steele and
Mary Watts
Arch Fiends
Lucias Meyer, George Albanis, Jeff Knight, Lauire Lesage-Knight,
Joe Selby, Jeff Waltersdorf
The Throng of Ten
Scott Moore, Tim Sullivan, David Wagner, Ed Bass,
Cindy Moore, Mark Golden
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PLAYERS HANDBOOK
WHERE ROLLPLAYING AND ROLE PLAYING MEET
I
run my games fairly consistently. All of my games combine intense interaction between the players and myself with quick-moving, heart-stopping combats.
These many moments, actions, and interactions must be woven together over a night’s play through exciting storytelling and player involvement. When
the tale is woven tightly, emotions are awakened, creating unforgettable moods. This is where “roll playing” and “roleplaying” meet, and the result is an
electrifying evening of gaming.
Capturing a mood is difficult. It is a challenge to create the intricate interplay between a bartender who is bought and paid for by a thieves guild and a character
seeking to pry information from him. The task involves descriptive text, acting, accents and a great number of things. The sounds of sword clashing upon shield,
of flesh and bone grinding against metal, all this against a background of a field awash in blood and combat are all demanding to capture in narrative. How does
one help players imagine the sound of a bow creaking as the arrow is drawn back? How does one make them fear that sound? The tale in the game must cascade
over the players, engulfing them in a wash of emotions: fear, rage, courage, elation. Once you’ve captured everyone’s emotions, the game is won! At that point,
the game is pure fun, like a good movie – one where you forget you’re in a theater.
The core of any game’s philosophy has to have the goal of creating and capturing a mood charged with excitement. Anything that detracts from that objective
detracts from the game. How does one capture that mood? Foremost, the rules guiding game play must be easily understood. Ideally, the basic rules of the game
should be easily grasped within about fifteen minutes. A player should be able to sit down with another player, create a character, and have the basics of the game
explained to them in just that time. As a foundation, the rules must be kept simple and logical, easy to comprehend and easy to enact. Expanding the game comes
later, much like adding stories to a building. Start with a firm, square foundation and everything else follows.
The game must be adaptable as well. Gamers are diverse people, all with different imaginations, different tastes, and different desires. They all want to play a
game that suits their tastes. Those playing should be able to add, discard, and change rules and ideas to fit their needs without worrying about the effects those
changes have on the workings of the rest of the game. There should only be a few hard and fast rules. Everything else is extra.
The main impediment to these objectives is an overabundance of rules. A glut of rules unnecessarily restricts the flow of the story, and even worse, the flow
of the game. Rules do serve a purpose—they codify actions and reactions during game play. However, rules can also impede the imagination. They can reduce
the element of uncertainty and the emotions that come with it. They can describe too much, and thus hinder the capacity for narrative development for all
participants. At its worst, codifying too much into game rules reduces emotion and mood. This misses the goal of capturing the emotions of the participants, and
then, you’ve lost the heart of the game! An efficient and concise set of rules allows an ease of play and adaptability, and is a necessary ingredient.
A rules-light, adaptable game naturally engenders a gaming environment where one is bound only by imagination. When so unleashed, one can act without
restraint to create a gaming environment that is fun for all. That is the core of this game’s philosophy. That was the core of the original game. At its heart, it was
intended to be a fun game to play and this game adheres to the same philosophy. Castles & Crusades is not a realistic-simulation game! Castles & Crusades is a
fantasy game where imagination rules.
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CASTLES & CRUSADES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2
Combat
78
FOREWORD
3
Combat Terms
78-79
Surprise
79
INTRODUCTION
5
Initiative
79
CREATING THE CHARACTER
6
Combat Actions
80
Non-lethal & Multiple Actions
80
ATTRIBUTES
6-7
Movement in a Combat Round
80
Generating Attribute Scores
7
Charging
80
Primary and Secondary Attributes
7
Melee Combat
80
CLASSES (grouped by prime attribute)
8
Ranged Combat
81
Class Reference Table 1: Armor, Shields, Helms
9
Unarmed Combat
81
Grappling
81
STR
Fighter
10
Pummelling
81
DEX
Rogue
11-12
Overbearing
81-82
CON
Monk
13-14
Touch Attack
82
INT
Wizard
14-15
Situational Modifiers
82
WIS
Cleric
15-16
Armor Class
82
CHA
Knight
16-18
Hit Points
83
RACES
19
Damage
83
Racial Ages
19
Weapon
83
Dwarf
20-21
Magic
83
Elf
21-22
Subdual
84
Half-elf
22-23
Falling
84
Halfling
23
Turning Undead
84-85
Human
23-24
Number Turned
84
COMPLETING THE CHARACTER
24
Turned & Destroying Undead
84
Persona
24-25
Evil Clerics
85
Alignment
25
Paladins
85
EQUIPMENT
26
Rewards
85
Starting Coin
26
Experience Points
85
Equipment Lists
27-29
Gaining Levels
85
Encumbrance
30
Treasure
85
Movement
85-86
MAGIC
31
Spell Resistance
86
Preparing Spells
31-32
Languages
86
Acquiring New Spells
32-33
Vision
86
Castings Spells
33
Time
86
Using Scrolls
33
The Adventuring Party
86-87
Spell Description Format
34
Example of Play
87-88
Saving Throw
35
HERE, THERE BE MONSTERS!
89-99
Spell Resistance
35
Spell Lists
36
Basilisk, Bugbear, Centaur
91
Cleric
36-37
Chimera, Red Dragon
92
Wizard
37-40
Bronze Dragon, Ettin, Fleshcrawler
93
Spell Format
40
Gargoyle, Ghoul, Hill Giant
94
Spell Descriptions
41-72
Gnoll, Goblin, Harpy
95
THE CASTLE KEEPER & THE GAME
73
Hobgoblin, Kobold, Lizardfolk
96
With an Iron Thumb: Rules
73
Manticor, Nymph, Ogre
97
The Rules as Servant
73
Attributes & the Game
74
Orc, Satyr
98
Using Attribute Checks
74-76
Tavis Wyrm, Toad (giant), Wyvern
99
Adding Character Levels
76
The Rising Knight - Adventure
100
Saving Throws
76-78
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