Table of Contents
✦ Introduction ✦
Welcome to the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition Player's Handbook. Here you'll find all the rules and guidelines you need to create and play a character in the world's greatest roleplaying game.
✦ Character Creation ✦
Roll Ability Scores
Each character has six ability scores, generated by rolling dice. The ability scores are: Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity, Constitution and Charisma. Each ability score has an impact on the game and can significantly influence class selection. After rolling the dice to generate these scores, you can choose how those scores are placed. Naturally, it is important to place the scores in a manner that reflects your character concept, desired class, and desired race.
Choose a Race
Select a race that best fits your imagined character concept. In Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, one can choose the versatile human, a long-lived elf, a willful dwarf, a curious gnome, a quick- footed halfling, a forlorn half-elf or a pernicious half-orc. Each race is unique and has its own special abilities, capacities, culture, and personality. Closely examine each race prior to making a selection. In particular, ensure that the race selected does not have cultural or personality characteristics that conflict harshly with the persona of the character you wish to create. Players also need keep in mind that their choice of race may influence their character class options.
Spells
Explore the magic system, including spell descriptions, levels, and casting rules.
Equipment
Equip your character with weapons, armor, and other essential gear for adventuring.