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15 <title>Rules Handbook</title>
16 <creator class="short">Project Aon Staff</creator>
17 <creator class="medium">Project Aon Staff</creator>
18 <creator class="long">
19 <p>The <a href="&link.project.website;">Project Aon</a> Team is the group of fan-volunteers dedicated to publishing online the gamebooks by Joe Dever et al. They have co-authored this booklet in order to make the gamebooks more accessible and more enjoyable.</p>
21 <publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
22 <date class="publication"><year>2003</year><month>3</month><day>6</day></date>
23 <description class="publication">
24 <p>Published by <a href="&link.project.website;">Project Aon</a>.</p>
26 <rights class="copyrights">Copyright <ch.copy/> 2002<ch.endash/>2003 The Project Aon Team.</rights>
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29 <line>Copyright <ch.copy/> 2002<ch.endash/>2003 Project Aon.</line>
30 <line>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</line>
42 <title>Title Page</title>
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48 <section class="frontmatter" id="dedicate">
50 <title>Dedication</title>
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57 <p class="dedication">To all those who created such a fantastic world.</p>
62 <section class="frontmatter" id="acknwldg">
64 <title>Acknowledgements</title>
65 <link class="prev" idref="title" />
66 <link class="next" idref="preface" />
71 <p>We would like to thank all those who have worked to make this booklet the useful tool that it is.</p>
76 <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
77 <line>Jeff Dougan</line>
78 <line>Joe Grocott-James</line>
79 <line>Simon Osborne</line>
80 <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
87 <section class="frontmatter" id="preface">
89 <title>Preface</title>
90 <link class="prev" idref="acknwldg" />
91 <link class="next" idref="kairulz" />
95 <p>In writing the Lone Wolf series, Joe Dever created a system of rules that is both simple and satisfying in its completeness. The rules seek to find a balance between being simple enough to learn in one sitting and being able to deal with situations encountered by the player in a reasonable, realistic, and predictable way.</p>
96 <p>However, the rules for the Lone Wolf books are not perfect, nor are they perfectly understandable to the first time reader. Many new readers are intimidated by the rules<ch.apos/> level of complexity, skip over them and try to forget they ever existed. Although the Lone Wolf books can be enjoyed without following the rules, the reader will find greater enjoyment if the rules are understood and applied. For readers who understand the basic rules, there are inconsistencies and situations not covered by the rules. These inconsistencies and omissions can be frustrating for the conscientious.</p>
97 <p>This Rule Handbook is intended to help both groups: new readers encountering the rules for the first time, and experienced readers encountering confusion about how to apply the rules in a particular situation. It is organized with the intention of helping you find the information you need when you need it.</p>
98 <p>This booklet is divided up into sections based on the different series of gamebooks written and edited by Joe Dever: the <a idref="kairulz">Lone Wolf Kai series</a> (books 1<ch.endash/>5), the <a idref="mkrulz">Lone Wolf Magnakai series</a> (books 6<ch.endash/>12), the <a idref="gmrulz">Lone Wolf Grand Master series</a> (books 13<ch.endash/>20), the <a idref="norulz">Lone Wolf New Order series</a> (books 21<ch.endash/>28), the <a idref="wrldrulz">World of Lone Wolf series</a> and the <a idref="fwrulz">Freeway Warrior series</a>. Each section goes through the rules sequentially as presented in the books.</p>
99 <p>A composite version of the rules for each series is written from beginning to end in its section. This composite appears without indentation. Where comment is necessary, it is inserted in indented text and <em>italic typeface</em>. For example:</p>
101 <p>You keep a record of your adventure on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
103 <p><em> The <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> is a set of tables which contain all information about your character such as items carried, skills possessed, etc. The <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> can take many forms. You may use a specialized program like StatsKeeper to help you keep track of character statistics. You may use a spreadsheet document. You may print out the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> that appears in the Internet Editions of the books and fill in the blanks. As you become familiar with the rules, you may want to create your own by hand on paper. The method you choose doesn<ch.apos/>t matter as long as you<ch.apos/>re comfortable with it.</em></p>
106 <p>Links are also provided to helpful information in the <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a>. For the first time reader, as you read through the rules, you can refer to this booklet to find explanations of the things you read in the order which you read them.</p>
107 <p>In areas where there is more than one reasonable way to interpret rules, we will present justifications for the most reasonable interpretations and let you decide for yourself. The Rules Handbook is not here to dictate the One True Way. Find what you are comfortable with and follow it.</p>
108 <p>The <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a> which follows the several rules composites is an alphabetical listing of topics in need of clarification.</p>
109 <p>We hope that you find this booklet helpful in better understanding the rules and finding greater enjoyment in Joe Dever<ch.apos/>s gamebooks. If this booklet doesn<ch.apos/>t answer all your questions, please <a href="&link.staff.contact;">contact us</a> with your question.</p>
110 <p><strong>The Project Aon Team</strong></p>
112 <li><a idref="kairulz">The [Kai] Game Rules</a></li>
113 <li><a idref="mkrulz">The [Magnakai] Game Rules</a></li>
114 <li><a idref="gmrulz">The [Grand Master] Game Rules</a></li>
115 <li><a idref="norulz">The [New Order] Game Rules</a></li>
116 <li><a idref="wrldrulz">The [World of Lone Wolf] Game Rules</a></li>
117 <li><a idref="fwrulz">The [Freeway Warrior] Rules</a></li>
118 <li><a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a></li>
123 <section class="mainmatter" id="kairulz">
125 <title>The [Kai] Game Rules</title>
126 <link class="prev" idref="preface" />
127 <link class="next" idref="kaidisc" />
132 <p><em>Theses rules do not come from any particular book. They are a generic set of rules designed to help new readers familiarize themselves with the rules<ch.emdash/>not walk the reader through a particular book. The details of the rules in each book will differ from what you find here.</em></p>
134 <p>You keep a record of your adventure on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
135 <p>During your training as a Kai Lord you have developed fighting prowess<ch.emdash/><a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and physical stamina<ch.emdash/><a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a>. Before you set off on your adventure you need to measure how effective your training has been. To do this take a pencil and, with your eyes closed, point with the blunt end of it onto the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick 0 it counts as zero.</p>
137 <p><em>If you have already completed an adventure with your character, you should not pick his <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> again. You should use those scores already picked.</em></p>
139 <p>The first number that you pick from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> in this way represents your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. Add 10 to the number you picked and write the total in the <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> (i.e. if your pencil fell on the number 4 in the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> you would write in a <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> of 14). When you fight, your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> will be pitted against that of your enemy. A high score in this section is therefore very desirable.</p>
140 <p>The second number that you pick from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> represents your powers of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> (i.e. if your pencil fell on the number 6 on the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> you would have 26 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points).</p>
141 <p>If you are wounded in combat you will lose <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. If at any time your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points fall to zero or below, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points can be regained during the course of the adventure, but your number of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points can never go above the number with which you start your adventure.</p>
143 <p><em>You start each adventure with your maximum <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point score. (see <a idref="lwcn1987summer"><cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter: Summer Special 1987</cite></a>)</em></p>
145 <p>If you have successfully completed any previous book of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series, you will already have your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>, <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points and Kai Disciplines which you can now carry over with you to this book. You may also carry over any <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> that you held at the end of the previous book and these should be entered on your new <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and eight <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a>).</p>
147 <p><em>You may also carry over any <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a> and <a idref="topics-currency">Currency</a> (e.g. <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a>) that you possessed at the end of the last adventure. Some readers feel that you should not carry over Meals since they are perishable, but this is not even hinted at in the rules, so this is optional.</em></p>
149 <p>You may choose one bonus Kai Discipline to add to your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> for every Lone Wolf adventure you have successfully completed; then read the section on equipment for this book carefully.</p>
151 <p><em>You may add <em>one</em> Discipline if you have completed a previous adventure successfully. In other words, you earn one new Discipline each time you complete an adventure successfully.</em></p>
154 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="kaidisc">
156 <title>Kai Disciplines</title>
157 <link class="prev" idref="kairulz" />
158 <link class="next" idref="keqpmnt" />
162 <p>Over the centuries, the Kai monks have mastered the skills of the warrior. These skills are known as the Kai Disciplines, and they are taught to all Kai Lords. You are a Kai initiate which means that you have learnt only five of the skills listed below. The choice of which five skills these are, is for you to make. As all of the Disciplines will be of use to you at some point on your adventure, pick your five with care. The correct use of a Discipline at the right time can save your life.</p>
164 <p><em>If you have already completed one or more adventures, you will already have picked your five initial Disciplines. You may add more Disciplines to your initial five as described later. It is quite possible that a particular Discipline will be of no use to you at all in a particular book which means that you should pick your Disciplines with even greater care.</em></p>
167 <p>When you have chosen your five Disciplines, enter them in the Kai Discipline section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
168 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscc">
170 <title>Camouflage</title>
174 <p>This Discipline enables a Kai Lord to blend in with his surroundings. In the countryside, he can hide undetected among trees and rocks and pass close to an enemy without being seen. In a town or city, it enables him to look and sound like a native of that area, and can help him to find shelter or a safe hiding place.</p>
175 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Camouflage</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
179 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscu">
181 <title>Hunting</title>
185 <p>This skill ensures that a Kai Lord will never starve in the wild. He will always be able to hunt for food for himself except in areas of wasteland and desert. This skill is very useful for it also enables a Kai Lord to move with great speed and dexterity.</p>
186 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Hunting: no need for a Meal when instructed to eat</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
190 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscs">
192 <title>Sixth Sense</title>
196 <p>This skill may warn a Kai Lord of imminent danger. It may also reveal the true purpose of a stranger or strange object encountered in your adventure.</p>
197 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Sixth Sense</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
201 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidisct">
203 <title>Tracking</title>
207 <p>This skill enables a Kai Lord to make the correct choice of a path in the wild, to discover the location of a person or object in a town or city and to read the secrets of footprints or tracks.</p>
208 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Tracking</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
212 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidisch">
214 <title>Healing</title>
218 <p>This Discipline can be used to restore <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points lost in combat. If you possess this skill you may restore 1 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point to your total for every numbered section of the book you pass through in which you are not involved in combat. (This is only to be used after your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> has fallen below its original level.) Remember that your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> cannot rise above its original level.</p>
219 <p>If you choose this skill write <quote><a idref="topics-healing">Healing</a>. <ch.plus/> 1 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point for each section without combat</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
221 <p><em>(see the <a idref="topics-healing">Healing</a> entry in the <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a>)</em></p>
226 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscw">
228 <title>Weaponskill</title>
232 <p>Upon entering the Kai Monastery, each initiate is taught to master one type of weapon. If Weaponskill is to be one of your Kai Disciplines, pick a number in the usual way from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> on the last page of the book, and then find the corresponding <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> from the list below. This is the <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> in which you have skill. When you enter combat carrying this <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, you add 2 points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>.</p>
233 <ul class="unbulleted">
234 <li>0 = <a idref="topics-dagger">Dagger</a></li>
235 <li>1 = <a idref="topics-spear">Spear</a></li>
236 <li>2 = <a idref="topics-mace">Mace</a></li>
237 <li>3 = <a idref="topics-shortsword">Short Sword</a></li>
238 <li>4 = <a idref="topics-warhammer">Warhammer</a></li>
239 <li>5 = <a idref="topics-sword">Sword</a></li>
240 <li>6 = <a idref="topics-axe">Axe</a></li>
241 <li>7 = <a idref="topics-sword">Sword</a></li>
242 <li>8 = <a idref="topics-quarterstaff">Quarterstaff</a></li>
243 <li>9 = <a idref="topics-broadsword">Broadsword</a></li>
245 <p>The fact that you are skilled with a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> does not mean you set out on the adventure carrying that particular <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>. However, you will have opportunities to acquire <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> in the course of your adventures. You cannot carry more than 2 <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>.</p>
247 <p><em>Possessing Weaponskill doesn<ch.apos/>t <strong>necessarily</strong> mean that you start out with that <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, but you might.</em></p>
250 <p>You cannot carry more than 2 <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>. If you choose this skill, write <quote>Weaponskill in <ch.blankline/> <ch.plus/> 2 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points if this <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> carried</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
254 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscd">
256 <title>Mindshield</title>
260 <p>The Darklords and many of the evil creatures in their command have the ability to attack you using their Mindforce. The Kai Discipline of Mindshield prevents you from losing any <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points when subjected to this form of attack.</p>
261 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Mindshield: no points lost when attacked by Mindblast</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
265 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscl">
267 <title>Mindblast</title>
271 <p>This enables a Kai Lord to attack an enemy using the force of his mind. It can be used at the same time as normal combat <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and adds two extra points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. Not all the creatures encountered on this adventure will be harmed by Mindblast. You will be told if a creature is immune.</p>
272 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Mindblast: <ch.plus/> 2 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
276 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidisca">
278 <title>Animal Kinship</title>
282 <p>This skill enables a Kai Lord to communicate with some animals and to be able to guess the intentions of others.</p>
283 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Animal Kinship</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
287 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaidiscm">
289 <title>Mind Over Matter</title>
293 <p>Mastery of this Discipline enables a Kai Lord to move small objects with his powers of concentration.</p>
294 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Mind Over Matter</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
298 <p><strong>If you successfully complete the mission as set in this book of Lone Wolf</strong>, you may add a further Kai Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> in the next book. This additional skill, together with your other skills and any <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> that you have found, may then be used in the next adventure in the Lone Wolf series.</p>
302 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="keqpmnt">
304 <title>[Kai] Equipment</title>
305 <link class="prev" idref="kaidisc" />
306 <link class="next" idref="kaicmbt" />
311 <p><em>The way in which you obtain your equipment before the adventure varies greatly from book to book. What follows is a fairly common scenario intended to give you a feel for what to expect, but it may be very different from a particular book you read. Please carefully read the Equipment section of the book you are playing to find out its particular details.</em></p>
313 <p>Before leaving on your journey, you are given a map of the area and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>. Now add 10 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a> inside the pouch, and you may now enter this number in the <quote><a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a></quote> section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>. (If you have successfully completed previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures, you may add this sum to the total of any Crowns you may already possess. Remember you can only carry a maximum of fifty Crowns.)</p>
314 <p>You may take your pick of the following items (in addition to those you already possess, but remember you may only carry two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>). You may take up to three of the following:</p>
316 <p><em>(see <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a> for details about a particular item)</em></p>
318 <p>List the three items you choose on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>, under the heading given in brackets, and make a note of any effect it may have on your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points or <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>.</p>
319 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaihwcry">
321 <title>How to carry equipment</title>
325 <p>Now that you have your equipment, the following list shows you how it is carried. You don<ch.apos/>t need to make notes but you can refer back to this list in the course of your adventure.</p>
327 <p><em>(see <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a> for details about a particular item)</em></p>
332 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaimhcry">
334 <title>How much can you carry?</title>
338 <dl class="paragraphed">
339 <dt><a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a></dt>
340 <dd><p>The maximum number of <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> that you may carry is two.</p></dd>
341 <dt><a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a></dt>
342 <dd><p>These must be stored in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. Because space is limited, you may only keep a maximum of eight articles, including Meals, in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a> at any one time.</p></dd>
343 <dt><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a></dt>
344 <dd><p><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> are not carried in the <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. When you discover a <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a>, you will be told how to carry it.</p></dd>
345 <dt><a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a></dt>
346 <dd><p>These are always carried in the <a idref="topics-beltpouch">Belt Pouch</a>. It will hold a maximum of fifty crowns.</p></dd>
348 <dd><p>Food is carried in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. Each Meal counts as one item.</p></dd>
350 <p>Any item that may be of use and can be picked up on your adventure and entered on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> is given capital letters in the text. Unless you are told it is a <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a>, carry it in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>.</p>
354 <section class="mainmatter" id="kaihowuz">
356 <title>How to use your equipment</title>
360 <dl class="paragraphed">
361 <dt><a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a></dt>
362 <dd><p><a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> aid you in combat. If you have the Kai Discipline of Weaponskill and the correct <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, it adds 2 points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. If you enter a combat with no <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>, deduct 4 points from your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and fight with your bare hands. If you find a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> during the adventure, you may pick it up and use it. (Remember you can only carry two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> at once.)</p></dd>
363 <dt><a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a></dt>
364 <dd><p>During your travels you will discover various useful items which you may wish to keep. (Remember you can only carry eight items in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a> at once.) You may exchange or discard them at any point when you are not involved in combat.</p></dd>
365 <dt><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a></dt>
367 <p>Each <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a> has a particular purpose or effect. You may be told this when the item is discovered, or it may be revealed to you as the adventure progresses. <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> are not usually carried in the <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. When you discover a <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a>, you will be told how to carry it. If you have successfully completed previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books, you may already possess <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a>.</p>
369 <p><em>(see the <a idref="topics-safekeeping">Safekeeping</a> entry in the <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a>)</em></p>
372 <dt><a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a></dt>
373 <dd><p>The local currency is the Crown, which is a small gold coin. <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a> can be used on your adventure to pay for transport, food, or even as a bribe! Many of the creatures that you will encounter possess <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a>, or have them hidden in their lairs. Whenever you kill a creature, you may take any <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a> that it has and put them in your <a idref="topics-beltpouch">Belt Pouch</a>.</p></dd>
375 <dd><p>You will need to eat regularly during your adventure. If you do not have any food when you are instructed to eat a Meal, you will lose 3 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. If you have chosen the Kai Discipline of Hunting as one of your five skills, you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat unless you are in an area of wasteland or desert.</p></dd>
376 <dt>Healing Potion</dt>
377 <dd><p>This can restore 4 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points to your total when swallowed after combat. There is only enough for one dose. If you discover any other potions during the adventure, you will be told then of their effect. All Healing Potions are <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a>.</p></dd>
385 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="kaicmbt">
387 <title>[Kai] Rules for Combat</title>
388 <link class="prev" idref="keqpmnt" />
389 <link class="next" idref="mkrulz" />
393 <p>There will be occasions on your adventure when you have to fight an enemy. The enemy<ch.apos/>s <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points are given in the text. Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s aim in the combat is to kill the enemy by reducing his <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points to zero while losing as few <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points as possible himself.</p>
394 <p>At the start of a combat, enter Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s and the enemy<ch.apos/>s <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points in the appropriate boxes on the Combat Record section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
395 <ol class="paragraphed">
396 <li><p>Add any extra points gained through your Kai Disciplines to your current <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> total.</p></li>
398 <p>Subtract the <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> of your enemy from this total. The result is your <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a>. Enter it on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
400 <p>Lone Wolf (<a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> 15) is ambushed by a Winged Devil (<a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> 20). He is not given the opportunity to evade combat, but must stand and fight as the creature swoops down on him. Lone Wolf has the Kai Discipline of Mindblast, so he adds 2 points to his <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>, giving a total <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> of 17.</p>
401 <p>He subtracts the Winged Devil<ch.apos/>s <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> from his own, giving a <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> of <ch.minus/>3 (17 <ch.minus/> 20 = <ch.minus/>3). <ch.minus/>3 is noted on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> as the <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a>.</p>
403 <li><p>When you have your <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a>, pick a number from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>.</p></li>
405 <p>Turn to the <a idref="topics-combatresultstable">Combat Results Table</a>. Along the top of the chart are shown the <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> numbers. Find the number that is the same as your <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> and cross-reference it with the random number that you have picked (the random numbers appear on the side of the chart). You now have the number of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points lost by both Lone Wolf and his enemy in this round of combat. (E represents points lost by the enemy; LW represents points lost by Lone Wolf.)</p>
407 <p>The <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> between Lone Wolf and Winged Devil has been established as <ch.minus/>3. If the number taken from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> is a 6, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
409 <li>Lone Wolf loses 3 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points</li>
410 <li>Winged Devil loses 6 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points</li>
413 <li><p>On the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>, mark the changes in <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points to the participants in the combat.</p></li>
414 <li><p>Unless otherwise instructed, or unless you have an option to evade, the next round of combat now starts.</p></li>
415 <li><p>Repeat the sequence from Stage 3.</p></li>
417 <p>This process of combat continues until the <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero, at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead. If Lone Wolf is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points reduced.</p>
419 <p><em>It is not necessarily true that Lone Wolf will lose any <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> in combat. He may go unscathed.</em></p>
422 <p>A summary of Combat Rules appears in the back of this book.</p>
424 <section class="mainmatter" id="kvasion">
425 <meta><title>Evasion of Combat</title></meta>
428 <p>During your adventure you may be given the chance to evade combat. If you have already engaged in a round of combat and decide to evade, calculate the combat for that round in the usual manner. All points lost by the enemy as a result of that round are ignored, and you make your escape. Only Lone Wolf may lose <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points during that round, but then that is the risk of running away! You may only evade if the text of the particular section allows you to do so.</p>
437 <section class="mainmatter" id="mkrulz">
439 <title>The [Magnakai] Game Rules</title>
440 <link class="prev" idref="kaicmbt" />
441 <link class="next" idref="mkdisc" />
446 <p><em>Theses rules do not come from any particular book. They are a generic set of rules designed to help new readers familiarize themselves with the rules<ch.emdash/>not walk the reader through a particular book. The details of the rules in each book will differ from what you find here.</em></p>
448 <p>You keep a record of your adventure on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
449 <p>During your training as a Kai Master you have developed fighting prowess<ch.emdash/><a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and physical stamina<ch.emdash/><a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a>. Before you set off on your adventure you need to measure how effective your training has been. To do this take a pencil and, with your eyes closed, point with the blunt end of it onto the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick 0 it counts as zero.</p>
451 <p><em>If you have already completed an adventure with your character, you should not pick his <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> again. You should use those scores already picked.</em></p>
453 <p>The first number that you pick from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> in this way represents your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. Add 10 to the number you picked and write the total in the <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> (i.e. if your pencil fell on the number 4 in the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> you would write in a <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> of 14). When you fight, your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> will be pitted against that of your enemy. A high score in this section is therefore very desirable.</p>
454 <p>The second number that you pick from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> represents your powers of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> (i.e. if your pencil fell on the number 6 on the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> you would have 26 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points).</p>
455 <p>If you are wounded in combat you will lose <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. If at any time your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points fall to zero, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points can be regained during the course of the adventure, but your number of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points can never rise above the number you started with.</p>
456 <p><strong>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series</strong>, you can carry your current scores of <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points over to this book. You may also carry over any <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> you have in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and eight <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a>).</p>
458 <p><em>You may also carry over any <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a> and <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a> that you possessed at the end of the last adventure. Some readers feel that you should not carry over Meals since they are perishable, but this is not hinted at in the rules so this is optional.</em></p>
460 <p>You many choose one bonus Magnakai Discipline to add to your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> for every Lone Wolf Magnakai adventure you successfully complete (Books 6<ch.endash/>12).</p>
462 <p><em>You may add <em>one</em> Magnakai Discipline if you have completed a previous Magnakai adventure successfully. In other words, you earn one new Magnakai Discipline each time you complete a Magnakai adventure successfully.</em></p>
465 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="mkdisc">
467 <title>Magnakai Disciplines</title>
468 <link class="prev" idref="mkrulz" />
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473 <p>During your training as a Kai Lord, and in the course of the adventures that led to the discovery of <cite>The Book of the Magnakai</cite>, you have mastered all ten of the basic warrior skills known as the Kai Disciplines.</p>
475 <p><em>If you have completed the first five books of the Lone Wolf series, you can continue to use the Kai Disciplines acquired in those books. (see the following <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletters</cite>: <a idref="lwcn1987summer">Summer Special 1987</a>, <a idref="lwcn10">No. 10</a> and <a idref="lwcn28">No. 28</a>) If you have not completed all of the first five books, use your personal judgement whether or not you should benefit from Kai Disciplines which you didn<ch.apos/>t choose in the books you did complete. If you have completed all five books of the Kai series, remember that you now possess all ten Kai Disciplines including the last one that you hadn<ch.apos/>t chosen previously. If that left over Discipline was Weaponskill, remember to chose a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> with which you are skilled as detailed in the Kai series books.</em></p>
476 <p><em>Some Kai Disciplines have measureable bonuses that are useful to you in the Magnakai series. Other Kai Disciplines have less tangible effects and are assumed by the book (e.g. the Kai Discipline of Camouflage doesn<ch.apos/>t have a measureable bonus and the books assume you have this skill). The Kai Disciplines that are useful in the Magnakai series are:</em></p>
478 <li><em>Hunting<ch.emdash/>may be used to automatically find food in fertile areas, but still doesn<ch.apos/>t function in areas of wasteland or desert.</em></li>
479 <li><em><a idref="topics-healing">Healing</a><ch.emdash/>may be used to heal 1 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point while not in combat.</em></li>
480 <li><em>Weaponskill<ch.emdash/>adds 2 points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> if using the <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> with which you are skilled.</em></li>
481 <li><em>Mindblast<ch.emdash/>adds 2 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points to your total when used against an opponent who isn<ch.apos/>t immune.</em></li>
483 <p><em>These bonuses are replaced by their Magnakai Discipline equivalent (e.g. acquiring Weaponmastery in your Weaponskill <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> gives you a <ch.plus/>3 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> bonus<ch.emdash/>not <ch.plus/>5).</em></p>
485 <p>After studying <cite>The Book of the Magnakai</cite>, you have also reached the rank of Kai Master Superior, which means that you have learnt <em>three</em> of the Magnakai Disciplines listed below. It is up to you to choose which three skills these are. As all of the Magnakai Disciplines will be of use to you at some point on your adventure, pick your three with care. The correct use of a Magnakai Discipline at the right time can save your life.</p>
487 <p><em>If you have already completed one or more Magnakai adventures, you will already have picked your three initial Disciplines. You may add more Disciplines to your initial three as described later. It is quite possible that a particular Discipline will be of no use to you at all in a particular book which means that you should pick your Disciplines with even greater care.</em></p>
489 <p>The Magnakai skills are divided into groups, each of which is governed by a separate school of training. These groups are called <quote><a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circles</a></quote>. By mastering all of the Magnakai Disciplines in a particular <a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circle</a>, you can gain an increase in your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points score. (See the section <quote><a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circles</a> of the Magnakai</quote> for details of these bonuses.)</p>
490 <p>When you have chosen your three Magnakai Disciplines, enter them in the Magnakai Disciplines section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
492 <section class="mainmatter" id="wpnmstry">
493 <meta><title>Weaponmastery</title></meta>
495 <p>This Magnakai Discipline enables a Kai Master to become proficient in the use of all types of <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>. When you enter combat with a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> you have mastered, you add 3 points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. The rank of Kai Master Superior, with which you begin the Magnakai series, means you are skilled in <em>three</em> of the <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> in the list below.</p>
496 <ul class="unbulleted">
497 <li><a idref="topics-spear">Spear</a></li>
498 <li><a idref="topics-dagger">Dagger</a></li>
499 <li><a idref="topics-mace">Mace</a></li>
500 <li><a idref="topics-shortsword">Short Sword</a></li>
501 <li><a idref="topics-warhammer">Warhammer</a></li>
502 <li><a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a></li>
503 <li><a idref="topics-quarterstaff">Quarterstaff</a></li>
504 <li><a idref="topics-broadsword">Broadsword</a></li>
505 <li><a idref="topics-axe">Axe</a></li>
506 <li><a idref="topics-sword">Sword</a></li>
509 <p><em>When using a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a>, you are typically asked to choose a number from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> to determine the success of your shot. If you choose Weaponmastery with the <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a>, you may add 3 to the number chosen.</em></p>
511 <p>The fact that you are skilled with three <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> does not mean that you begin the adventure carrying any of them. However, you will have opportunities to acquire <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> during your adventure. For every Lone Wolf book that you complete in the Magnakai series, you may add an additional <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> to your list.</p>
513 <p><em>Possessing Weaponmastery doesn<ch.apos/>t <strong>necessarily</strong> mean that you start out with that <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, but you might.</em></p>
515 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Weaponmastery: <ch.plus/> 3 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>, and tick your chosen <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> on the <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> list. You cannot carry more than two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>.</p>
517 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>) These improvements and those for subsequent Magnakai Disciplines are listed here for your convenience.</em></p>
518 <dl class="paragraphed">
519 <dt><em>Tutelary (5 Disciplines)</em></dt>
520 <dd><p><em>Tutelaries are able to use defensive combat skills to great effect when fighting unarmed. When entering combat without a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, Tutelaries lose only 2 points from your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>, instead of the usual 4 points.</em></p></dd>
521 <dt><em>Mentora (7 Disciplines)</em></dt>
522 <dd><p><em>Mentoras skilled in Weaponmastery are more accurate when using all missile <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>, whether fired (e.g. a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a>) or thrown (e.g. a <a idref="topics-dagger">Dagger</a>). When using a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> or thrown <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> and instructed to pick a number from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>, add 2 to the number picked if you are a Mentora with the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery.</em></p></dd>
523 <dt><em>Scion-kai (8 Disciplines)</em></dt>
524 <dd><p><em>When entering combat with a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> they have mastered, Scion-kai may add 4 points (instead of the usual 3 points) to their <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. Also, when in combat without a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, they only lose 1 point from their <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>.</em></p></dd>
530 <section class="mainmatter" id="anmlctrl">
531 <meta><title>Animal Control</title></meta>
533 <p>This Magnakai Discipline enables a Kai Master to communicate with most animals and to determine their purpose and intentions. It also enables a Kai Master to fight from the saddle with great advantage.</p>
534 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Animal Control</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
536 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
537 <dl class="paragraphed">
538 <dt><em>Primate (4 Disciplines)</em></dt>
539 <dd><p><em>Primates with this Magnakai Discipline are able to repel an animal that is intent on harming them by blocking its sense of taste and smell. The level of success is dependent on the size and ferocity of the animal.</em></p></dd>
540 <dt><em>Principalin (6 Disciplines)</em></dt>
541 <dd><p><em>Principalins with this skill are able to call on a woodland animal (if nearby) to aid them, either in combat, or to act as a messenger or guide. The number of animals that can be summoned increases as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
542 <dt><em>Archmaster (9 Disciplines)</em></dt>
543 <dd><p><em>Archmasters with this skill are able to command most animals to do their bidding, although effectiveness is diminished when attempting to control a hostile creature.</em></p></dd>
549 <section class="mainmatter" id="curing">
550 <meta><title>Curing</title></meta>
552 <p>The possessor of this skill can restore 1 lost <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point to his total for every numbered section of the book through which he passes, provided he is not involved in combat. (This can only be done after his <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> has fallen below its original level.) This Magnakai Discipline also enables a Kai Master to cure disease, blindness, and any combat wounds sustained by others, as well as himself. Using the knowledge mastery of this skill provides will also allow a Kai Master to identify the properties of any herbs, roots, and potions that may be encountered during the adventure.</p>
553 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Curing: <ch.plus/> 1 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point for each section without combat</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
555 <p><em>(see the <a idref="topics-healing">Healing</a> entry in the <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a>)</em></p>
556 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
557 <dl class="paragraphed">
558 <dt><em>Primate (4 Disciplines)</em></dt>
559 <dd><p><em>Primates with this skill have the ability to delay the effects of poisons, including venoms, that they may come into contact with. Although a Kai Primate with this skill is not be able to neutralize a poison he is able to slow its effect, giving him more time to find an antidote or cure.</em></p></dd>
560 <dt><em>Mentora (7 Disciplines)</em></dt>
561 <dd><p><em>Mentoras with this skill are able to neutralize the effects of any poisons, venoms, or toxins with which they come into contact.</em></p></dd>
562 <dt><em>Archmaster (9 Disciplines)</em></dt>
563 <dd><p><em>Archmasters are able to use their healing power to repair serious wounds sustained in combat. If, whilst in combat, their <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> is reduced to 6 points or less, they can use their skill to restore 20 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. This ability can only be used once every 100 days.</em></p></dd>
569 <section class="mainmatter" id="invsblty">
570 <meta><title>Invisibility</title></meta>
572 <p>This Magnakai skill allows a Kai Master to blend in with his surroundings, even in the most exposed terrain. It will enable him to mask his body heat and scent, and to adopt the dialect and mannerisms of any town or city that he visits.</p>
573 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Invisibility</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
575 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
576 <dl class="paragraphed">
577 <dt><em>Tutelary (5 Disciplines)</em></dt>
578 <dd><p><em>Tutelaries are able to increase the effectiveness of their skill when hiding from an enemy by drawing the enemy<ch.apos/>s attention to a place other than that in which they are hiding. The effectiveness of this ability increases as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
579 <dt><em>Principalin (6 Disciplines)</em></dt>
580 <dd><p><em>Principalins are able to mask any sounds made by their movements while using this skill.</em></p></dd>
581 <dt><em>Scion-kai (8 Disciplines)</em></dt>
582 <dd><p><em>Scion-kai are able to alter their physical appearance at will in order to deceive an enemy. The duration and effectiveness of this deception increases as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
588 <section class="mainmatter" id="hntmstry">
589 <meta><title>Huntmastery</title></meta>
591 <p>This skill ensures that a Kai Master will never starve in the wild; he will always be able to hunt for food, even in areas of wasteland and desert. It also enables a Kai Master to move with great speed and dexterity and will allow him to ignore any extra loss of <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points due to a surprise attack or ambush.</p>
592 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Huntmastery</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
594 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
595 <dl class="paragraphed">
596 <dt><em>Primate (4 Disciplines)</em></dt>
597 <dd><p><em>Primates with this skill have a greatly increased agility and be able to climb without the use of climbing aids, such as ropes, etc.</em></p></dd>
598 <dt><em>Principalin (6 Disciplines)</em></dt>
599 <dd><p><em>Principalins with this Magnakai Discipline are able to intensify their eyesight at will, giving them telescopic vision.</em></p></dd>
600 <dt><em>Archmaster (9 Disciplines)</em></dt>
601 <dd><p><em>Archmasters who possess this ability benefit from greatly increased senses of hearing, smell, and night vision. These senses become even more acute upon attaining the rank of Kai Grand Master.</em></p></dd>
607 <section class="mainmatter" id="pthmnshp">
608 <meta><title>Pathsmanship</title></meta>
610 <p>In addition to the basic skill of being able to recognize the correct path in unknown territory, the Magnakai skill of Pathsmanship will enable a Kai Master to read foreign languages, decipher symbols, read footprints and tracks (even if they have been disturbed), and detect the presence of most traps. It also grants him the gift of always knowing intuitively the position of north.</p>
611 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
613 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
614 <dl class="paragraphed">
615 <dt><em>Tutelary (5 Disciplines)</em></dt>
616 <dd><p><em>Tutelaries with this skill can detect an enemy ambush within 500 yards of their position unless their <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> score is low due to wounds sustained or lack of food.</em></p></dd>
617 <dt><em>Mentora (7 Disciplines)</em></dt>
618 <dd><p><em>Mentoras who possess this Magnakai Discipline are able to cross any kind of terrain on foot without leaving any tracks, even if the ground is covered in snow.</em></p></dd>
619 <dt><em>Scion-kai (8 Disciplines)</em></dt>
620 <dd><p><em>Scion-kai with this ability are able to converse with any sentient creature. They are also able to make themselves invisible when subjected to any psychic or magical spells of detection.</em></p></dd>
626 <section class="mainmatter" id="psisurge">
627 <meta><title>Psi-surge</title></meta>
629 <p>This psychic skill enables a Kai Master to attack an enemy using the force of his mind. It can be used as well as normal combat <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and adds 4 extra points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>.</p>
630 <p>It is a powerful Discipline, but it is also a costly one. For every round of combat in which you use Psi-surge, you must deduct 2 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. A weaker form of Psi-surge called Mindblast can be used against an enemy without losing any <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points, but it will add only 2 extra points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. Psi-surge cannot be used if your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> falls to 6 points or below, and not all of the creatures encountered on your adventure will be affected by it; you will be told if a creature is immune.</p>
631 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Psi-surge: <ch.plus/>4 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points but <ch.minus/>2 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points per round</quote> and <quote>Mindblast: <ch.plus/>2 <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> points</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
633 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
634 <dl class="paragraphed">
635 <dt><em>Primate (4 Disciplines)</em></dt>
636 <dd><p><em>Primates with the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge will, by concentrating their psychic powers upon an object, be able to set up vibrations that may lead to the disruption or destruction of the object.</em></p></dd>
637 <dt><em>Principalin (6 Disciplines)</em></dt>
638 <dd><p><em>Principalins using this skill in combat are able to confuse an enemy by planting seeds of doubt in its mind. The effectiveness of this ability increases as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
639 <dt><em>Archmaster (9 Disciplines)</em></dt>
640 <dd><p><em>When using their psychic ability to attack an enemy, Archmasters may add 6 points to their <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> instead of the usual 4 points. For every round in which Psi-surge is used, Archmasters need only deduct 1 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> point. When using the weaker psychic attack<ch.emdash/>Mindblast<ch.emdash/>they may add 3 points without loss of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. Archmasters cannot use Psi-surge if their <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> score falls to 4 points or below.</em></p></dd>
646 <section class="mainmatter" id="psiscrn">
647 <meta><title>Psi-screen</title></meta>
649 <p>Many of the hostile creatures that inhabit Magnamund have the ability to attack you using their Mindforce. The Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen prevents you from losing any <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points when subjected to this form of attack and greatly increases your defence against supernatural illusions and hypnosis.</p>
650 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Psi-screen: no points lost when attacked by Mindforce</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
652 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
653 <dl class="paragraphed">
654 <dt><em>Tutelary (5 Disciplines)</em></dt>
655 <dd><p><em>Tutelaries with this skill develop mental defence against magical charms and hostile telepathy. These defences increase in strength as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
656 <dt><em>Mentora (7 Disciplines)</em></dt>
657 <dd><p><em>Mentoras with this ability can protect themselves from evil spirits and other non-corporeal beings that attack with psychic energy. The effectiveness of this ability increases as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
658 <dt><em>Scion-kai (8 Disciplines)</em></dt>
659 <dd><p><em>When engaging in psychic combat Scion-kai are able to absorb and control some of the energies directed at them. By deflecting or inducing the hostile energy they can either reduce the damage they sustain, or increase the power of their own psychic attacks.</em></p></dd>
665 <section class="mainmatter" id="nexus">
666 <meta><title>Nexus</title></meta>
668 <p>Mastery of this Magnakai skill will enable you to withstand extremes of heat and cold without losing <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points and to move items by your powers of concentration alone.</p>
669 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Nexus</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
671 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
672 <dl class="paragraphed">
673 <dt><em>Primate (4 Disciplines)</em></dt>
674 <dd><p><em>Primates with the skill of Nexus will be able to offer a far greater resistance than before to the effects of noxious gases and fumes.</em></p></dd>
675 <dt><em>Principalin (6 Disciplines)</em></dt>
676 <dd><p><em>Principalins with this ability can extinguish fires by force of will alone. The size of the fire, and the number that can be extinguished using Nexus increases as a Kai Master rises in rank.</em></p></dd>
677 <dt><em>Archmaster (9 Disciplines)</em></dt>
678 <dd><p><em>Archmasters with the skill of Nexus are able to withstand extremes of heat and cold, and possess limited immunity to harmful elements, such as flames, toxic gases, and corrosive liquids. The duration of this immunity increases greatly upon attaining Grand Mastership.</em></p></dd>
684 <section class="mainmatter" id="dvnation">
685 <meta><title>Divination</title></meta>
687 <p>This skill may warn a Kai Master of imminent or unseen danger or enable him to detect an invisible or hidden enemy. It may also reveal the true purpose or intent of a stranger or strange object encountered in your adventure. Divination may enable you to communicate telepathically with another person and to sense if a creature possesses psychic abilities.</p>
688 <p>If you choose this skill, write <quote>Divination</quote> on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
690 <p><em>Improvements: (see <a idref="mkimprv">Improved Magnakai Disciplines</a> and <a idref="mklevels">Levels of Magnakai Training</a>)</em></p>
691 <dl class="paragraphed">
692 <dt><em>Tutelary (5 Disciplines)</em></dt>
693 <dd><p><em>Tutelaries who possess this Magnakai Discipline are able to recognize objects or creatures with magical skills or abilities. However, this improved Discipline can be negated if the creature or object is shielded from detection.</em></p></dd>
694 <dt><em>Mentora (7 Disciplines)</em></dt>
695 <dd><p><em>Mentoras who possess this skill are able to detect psychic residues lingering in a place where a dramatic event, such as a battle, a murder, a ritual sacrifice or a ritual ceremony, has taken place. By meditating at the scene of the incident, a Kai Mentora is able to visualize the event, even though it may have occurred in the distant past.</em></p></dd>
696 <dt><em>Scion-kai (8 Disciplines)</em></dt>
697 <dd><p><em>Scion-kai are able to leave their body in a state of suspended animation and, in spirit form, explore their immediate surroundings unhindered by physical limitations. This ability is called <quote>spirit walking</quote>. The length of time a Kai Master can spirit walk increases as he rises in rank. When the spirit is separated from the body in this fashion, the body remains inanimate and vulnerable to attack. If a Kai Master<ch.apos/>s body is killed whilst he is spirit walking, his spiritual self will also cease to exist, and vice versa.</em></p></dd>
703 <p><strong>If you successfully complete the mission as set in this book of the Lone Wolf series</strong>, you may add a further Magnakai Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> in the next book. This additional skill, together with your other Magnakai skills and any <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures may then be used in the next adventure in the Lone Wolf Magnakai series.</p>
708 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="mkeqpmnt">
710 <title>[Magnakai] Equipment</title>
711 <link class="prev" idref="mkdisc" />
712 <link class="next" idref="mkcmbt" />
717 <p><em>The way in which you obtain your equipment before the adventure varies greatly from book to book. What follows is a fairly common scenario intended to give you a feel for what to expect, but it may be very different from a particular book you read. Please carefully read the Equipment section of the book you are playing to find out its particular details.</em></p>
719 <p>Before leaving on your journey, you are given a map of the area, and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>. Add 10 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a> inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote><a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a></quote> section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>. If you have successfully completed previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures, you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. You can carry a maximum of only fifty Crowns, but additional Crowns can be left in <a idref="topics-safekeeping">safekeeping</a> at your Kai Monastery.</p>
720 <p>You are offered a choice of equipment to aid you on your perilous mission. You can take three items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess. However, remember that you can carry a maximum of two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> and eight <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a>.</p>
722 <p><em>(see the <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a> for details about a particular item)</em></p>
724 <p>List the three items that you choose on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>, under the heading given in brackets, and make a note of any effect they may have on your <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points or <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>.</p>
726 <section class="mainmatter" id="mkhwcry">
727 <meta><title>How to Carry Equipment</title></meta>
730 <p>Now that you have your equipment, the following list shows you how it is carried. You do not need to make notes, but you should refer back to this list in the course of your adventure.</p>
732 <p><em>(see the <a idref="topics">Topical Guide</a> for details about a particular item)</em></p>
737 <section class="mainmatter" id="mkmhcry">
738 <meta><title>How Much Can You Carry?</title></meta>
741 <dl class="paragraphed">
742 <dt><a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a></dt>
743 <dd><p>The maximum number of <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> that you may carry is two.</p></dd>
744 <dt><a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a></dt>
745 <dd><p>These must be stored in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. Because space is limited, you may keep a maximum of only eight articles, including Meals, in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a> at any one time.</p></dd>
746 <dt><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a></dt>
748 <p><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> are not carried in the <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. When you discover a <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a>, you will be told how to carry it.</p>
749 <p>The maximum number of <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> that can be carried on any adventure is twelve. Surplus <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> may be left for safekeeping at your Kai Monastery.</p>
751 <dt><a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a></dt>
752 <dd><p>These are always carried in the <a idref="topics-beltpouch">Belt Pouch</a>. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.</p></dd>
754 <dd><p>Food is carried in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. Each Meal counts as one item.</p></dd>
756 <p>Any item that may be of use and can be picked up on your adventure and entered on your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> is given initial capitals (e.g. Gold Dagger, Magic Pendant) in the text. Unless you are told it is a <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a>, carry it in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>.</p>
760 <section class="mainmatter" id="mkhowuz">
761 <meta><title>How to Use Your Equipment</title></meta>
764 <dl class="paragraphed">
765 <dt><a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a></dt>
766 <dd><p><a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> aid you in combat. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery and a correct <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, it adds 3 points to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>. If you enter a combat with no <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a>, deduct 4 points from your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and fight with your bare hands. If you find a <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a> during the adventure, you may pick it up and use it. (Remember that you can only carry two <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapons</a> at once.)</p></dd>
767 <dt><a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> and <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrows</a></dt>
769 <p>During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> and <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrow</a>. If you equip yourself with this <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, and you possess at least one <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrow</a>, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> is a useful <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat, therefore it is strongly recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat <a idref="topics-weapons">Weapon</a>, like a <a idref="topics-sword">Sword</a> or <a idref="topics-mace">Mace</a>.</p>
770 <p>In order to use a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> you must possess a <a idref="topics-quiver">Quiver</a> and at least one <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrow</a>. Each time the <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> is used, erase an <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrow</a> from your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>. A <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a> cannot, of course, be used if you exhaust your supply of <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrows</a>, but the opportunity may arise during your adventure for you to replenish your stock of <a idref="topics-arrow">Arrows</a>.</p>
771 <p>If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a>, you may add 3 to any number that you choose from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>, when using the <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a>. If you enter combat armed only with a <a idref="topics-bow">Bow</a>, you must deduct 4 points from your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and fight with your bare hands.</p>
773 <dt><a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a></dt>
774 <dd><p>During your travels you will discover various useful items which you may wish to keep. (Remember you can only carry a maximum of eight items in your <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a> at anytime.) You may exchange or discard them at any point when you are not involved in combat.</p></dd>
775 <dt><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a></dt>
777 <p><a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> are not carried in the <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack</a>. When you discover a <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Item</a>, you will be told how to carry it. If you have successfully completed previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books, you may already possess <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a>.</p>
778 <p>The maximum number of <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> that a Kai Master can carry during an adventure is twelve. Surplus <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> may be left in safekeeping at your Kai Monastery.</p>
780 <dt><a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a></dt>
781 <dd><p>The currency of Anari is the Lune, but <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crowns</a> are readily accepted at an exchange rate of four Lune for every 1 <a idref="topics-goldcrown">Gold Crown</a>.</p></dd>
784 <p>You will need to eat regularly during your adventure. If you do not have any food when you are instructed to eat a Meal, you will lose 3 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points. If you have chosen the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery as one of your skills, you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat.</p>
786 <p><em>Hunting may also be useful as noted in <a idref="mkdisc">Magnakai Disciplines</a>.</em></p>
789 <dt>Potion of <a idref="topics-laumspur">Laumspur</a></dt>
790 <dd><p>This is a healing potion that can restore 4 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points to your total when swallowed after combat. There is enough for one dose only. If you discover any other potion during the adventure, you will be informed of its effect. All potions are <a idref="topics-backpack">Backpack Items</a>.</p></dd>
798 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="mkcmbt">
800 <title>[Magnakai] Rules for Combat</title>
801 <link class="prev" idref="mkeqpmnt" />
802 <link class="next" idref="mklevels" />
806 <p>There will be occasions during your adventure when you have to fight an enemy. The enemy<ch.apos/>s <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points are given in the text. Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s aim in the combat is to kill the enemy by reducing his <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points to zero while losing as few <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points as possible himself.</p>
807 <p>At the start of a combat, enter Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s and the enemy<ch.apos/>s <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points in the appropriate boxes on the Combat Record section of your <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
808 <p>The sequence for combat is as follows:</p>
809 <ol class="paragraphed">
810 <li><p>Add any extra points gained through your Magnakai Disciplines and <a idref="topics-specialitems">Special Items</a> to your current <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> total.</p></li>
812 <p>Subtract the <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> of your enemy from this total. The result is your <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a>. Enter it on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>.</p>
814 <p>Lone Wolf (<a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> 15) is attacked by a Nightstalker (<a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> 22). He is not given the opportunity to evade combat but must stand and fight as the creature leaps on him. Lone Wolf has the Magnakai Discipline of Psi-surge to which the Nightstalker is not immune, so Lone Wolf adds 4 points to his <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>, giving a total <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> of 19.</p>
815 <p>He subtracts the Nightstalker<ch.apos/>s <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> from his own, giving a <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> of <ch.minus/>3. (19 <ch.minus/> 22 = <ch.minus/>3). <ch.minus/>3 is noted on the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a> as the <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a>.</p>
817 <li><p>When you have your <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a>, pick a number from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a>.</p></li>
819 <p>Turn to the <a idref="topics-combatresultstable">Combat Results Table</a> on the inside back cover of the book. Along the top of the chart are shown the <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> numbers. Find the number that is the same as your <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> and cross-reference it with the random number that you have picked (the random numbers appear on the side of the chart). You now have the number of <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points lost by both Lone Wolf and his enemy in this round of combat. (E represents points lost by the enemy; LW represents points lost by Lone Wolf.)</p>
821 <p>The <a idref="topics-combatratio">Combat Ratio</a> between Lone Wolf and the Nightstalker has been established as <ch.minus/>3. If the number taken from the <a idref="topics-randomnumbertable">Random Number Table</a> is a 6, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
823 <li>Lone Wolf loses 3 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points (plus an additional 2 points for using Psi-surge)</li>
824 <li>Nightstalker loses 6 <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points</li>
827 <li><p>On the <a idref="topics-actionchart">Action Chart</a>, mark the changes in <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points to the participants in the combat.</p></li>
828 <li><p>Unless otherwise instructed, or unless you have an option to evade, the next round of combat now starts.</p></li>
829 <li><p>Repeat the sequence from Stage 3.</p></li>
831 <p>This process of combat continues until the <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero, at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead. If Lone Wolf is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points reduced.</p>
833 <p><em>It is not necessarily true that Lone Wolf will lose any <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> in combat. He may go unscathed.</em></p>
835 <p>A summary of Combat Rules appears in the back of this book.</p>
837 <section class="mainmatter" id="mkvasion">
838 <meta><title>Evasion of Combat</title></meta>
841 <p>During your adventure you may be given the chance to evade combat. If you have already engaged in a round of combat and decide to evade, calculate the combat for that round in the usual manner. All points lost by the enemy as a result of that round are ignored, and you make your escape. Only Lone Wolf may lose <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> points during that round, but then that is the risk of running away! You may only evade if the text of the particular section allows you to do so.</p>
847 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="mklevels">
849 <title>Levels of Magnakai Training</title>
850 <link class="prev" idref="mkcmbt" />
851 <link class="next" idref="mklore" />
855 <p>The following table is a guide to the ranks and titles that are achieved by Kai Masters at each stage of their training. As you successfully complete each adventure in the Lone Wolf Magnakai series, you will gain an additional Magnakai Discipline and progress towards the ultimate distinction of a Kai Warrior<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Mastership.</p>
858 <li>Kai Master Senior</li>
859 <li>Kai Master Superior<ch.emdash/><em>You begin the Lone Wolf Magnakai adventures with this level of training</em>.</li>
866 <li>Kai Grand Master</li>
871 <section class="mainmatter-separate" id="mklore">
873 <title>Lore-circles of the Magnakai</title>
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879 <p>In the years before their massacre, the Kai Masters of Sommerlund devoted themselves to the study of the Magnakai. These skills were divided into four schools of training called <quote><a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circles</a></quote>. By mastering all of the Magnakai Disciplines of a <a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circle</a>, the Kai Masters developed their fighting prowess (<a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a>), and their physical and mental stamina (<a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a>) to a level far higher than any mortal warrior could otherwise attain.</p>
880 <p>Listed below are the four <a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circles</a> of the Magnakai and the skills that must be mastered in order to complete them.</p>
882 <dt>Circle of Fire</dt>
883 <dd>Weaponmastery <ch.ampersand/> Huntmastery</dd>
884 <dt>Circle of Light</dt>
885 <dd>Animal Control <ch.ampersand/> Curing</dd>
886 <dt>Circle of Solaris</dt>
887 <dd>Invisibility, Huntmastery <ch.ampersand/> Pathsmanship</dd>
888 <dt>Circle of the Spirit</dt>
889 <dd>Psi-surge, Psi-screen, Nexus <ch.ampersand/> Divination</dd>
891 <p>By completing a <a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circle</a>, you may add to your <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> the extra bonus points that are shown below.</p>
893 <section class="mainmatter" id="lcbonus">
894 <meta><title>Lore-circle bonuses</title></meta>
898 <dt>Circle of Fire</dt>
899 <dd><ch.plus/>1 <a idref="topics-cs"><typ class="attribute">CS</typ></a> <ch.plus/>2 <a idref="topics-ep"><typ class="attribute">EP</typ></a></dd>
900 <dt>Circle of Light</dt>
901 <dd>0 <a idref="topics-cs"><typ class="attribute">CS</typ></a> <ch.plus/>3 <a idref="topics-ep"><typ class="attribute">EP</typ></a></dd>
902 <dt>Circle of Solaris</dt>
903 <dd><ch.plus/>1 <a idref="topics-cs"><typ class="attribute">CS</typ></a> <ch.plus/>3 <a idref="topics-ep"><typ class="attribute">EP</typ></a></dd>
904 <dt>Circle of the Spirit</dt>
905 <dd><ch.plus/>3 <a idref="topics-cs"><typ class="attribute">CS</typ></a> <ch.plus/>3 <a idref="topics-ep"><typ class="attribute">EP</typ></a></dd>
907 <p>All bonus points that you acquire by completing a <a idref="topics-lorecircles">Lore-circle</a> are additions to your basic <a idref="topics-combatskill"><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></a> and <a idref="topics-endurance"><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></a> scores.</p>
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