Genre Rules

Genre Rules v1.0

Writing, editing, layout: Gavin Norman

Cover art: Andrew Walter
Interior art: Michael Clarke, Tom Kilian, Kyle Latino, Jethro Lentle, Sam Mameli,
Thomas Novosel, Stefan Poag , Sean Poppe, Matthew Ray, Luka Rejec, Julee Wolke
Text and design © Gavin Norman 2019. Cover illustration © Andrew Walter 2019.
Illustrations on p. 24, 29, 38 © Michael Clarke 2019; on p. 34–35, 48 © Tom Kilian 2019;
on p. 20, 26, 28 © Kyle Latino 2019; on p. 22–23 © Jethro Lentle 2019; on p. 4–5 © Sam
Mameli 2019; on p. 45 © Thomas Novosel 2019; on p. 42–43 © Stefan Poag 2019; on p. 2
© Sean Poppe 2019; on p. 8–9, 11, 12–13, 15, 16–17, 25 Matthew Ray 2019; on p.
1, 36 © Luka Rejec 2019 ; on p. 40–41 © Julee Wolke 2019. Dimitri © Fontalicious
– Derivative Versions © Font Bros. – www.fontbros.com. Economica © TipoType
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 Table of Contents
Introduction3 Equipment24
Classic Fantasy 3 Adventuring Gear 24
In This Book 3 Weapons and Armour 26
Required Books 3 Vehicles and Mounts 28
Character Classes 6 Animals of Burden 28
Cleric6 Tack and Harness 29
Dwarf8 Land Vehicles 29
Elf10 Water Vessels 30
Fighter12 Hirelings36
Halfling14 Mercenaries36
Magic-User16 Specialists38
Thief18 Strongholds42
Languages and Levelling 20 Construction42
Languages20 Domains43
Level Titles 20 Structures44
High-Level Play (Optional Rule) 21 Open Game License 46
Index of Tables 48

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