The Masters of Darkness

by Joe Dever

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  Sommerlund & the Darklands

  Action Chart

  Combat Rules Summary

  Add your COMBAT SKILL to any extra points given to you by your Magnakai Disciplines.

  Subtract the COMBAT SKILL of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.

  Pick a number from the Random Number Table.

  Turn to the Combat Results Table.

  Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and cross-reference to the random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of ENDURANCE points to Enemy. LW indicates loss of ENDURANCE points to Lone Wolf.)

  Continue the combat from Stage 3 until one character is dead. This is when the ENDURANCE points of either character falls to 0 or below.

  To Evade Combat

  You may only do this when the text of the adventure offers you the opportunity.

  You undertake one round of combat in the usual way. All points lost by the enemy are ignored; only Lone Wolf loses the ENDURANCE points.

  If the book offers the chance of taking evasive action in place of combat, it can be taken in the first round of combat or any subsequent round.

  Combat Results Table

  Random Number Table

  Errata

  Introduction

  We have taken our unique opportunity to correct errors and to enforce a standard of English usage. We list our changes here. If you see anything that needs correction, please contact the Project Aon Staff.

  Errata List

  (Blurb) Replaced ‘of Daziarn’ with ‘of the Daziarn’. Replaced ‘THE MASTERS OF DARKNESS’ with ‘The Masters of Darkness,’.

  (The Story So Far … ) Replaced both occurrences of ‘nadziranim’ with ‘Nadziranim’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘Koura-tas-Kai’ with ‘koura-tas-kai’. Removed the quotation marks from the words from the language of Dessi (i.e. koura-tas-kai, Ikar, Skarn). Replaced ‘giak legions’ with ‘Giak legions’. Replaced ‘freelands’ with ‘Freelands’. Replaced ‘Kai monastery’ with ‘Kai Monastery’. Replaced ‘purpose and’ with ‘purpose, and’. Replaced ‘Adamas's troops’ with ‘Adamas' troops’.

  (The Game Rules) Replaced both occurrences of ‘ie,’ with ‘i.e.’. Replaced ‘fall to zero’ with ‘fall to zero or below’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘Chart (you’ with ‘Chart. (You’. Replaced ‘Items).’ with ‘Items.)’. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf Magnakai’ with ‘Lone Wolf Magnakai’.

  (Magnakai Disciplines) Added ‘The fact that you are skilled with three Weapons does not mean that you begin the adventure carrying any of them. However, you will have opportunities to acquire Weapons during your adventure. For every Lone Wolf book that you complete in the Magnakai series, you may add an additional Weapon to your list.’ to the description of Weaponmastery. This text is taken directly from the Weaponmastery section found in The Kingdoms of Terror. Added ‘(Psi-surge and Mindblast cannot be used simultaneously.)’ to the description of Psi-surge; also emphasized the first occurrence of ‘Mindblast’ in this section. Replaced ‘knowledge mastery’ with ‘knowledge that mastery’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series. Replaced ‘weapons list’ with ‘Weapons List’. Replaced ‘two weapons’ with ‘two Weapons’. Replaced ‘blindness and’ with ‘blindness, and’. Replaced ‘roots and’ with ‘roots, and’. Replaced ‘will be of use’ with ‘may be of use’. Added ‘If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 3 to any number that you choose from the Random Number Table, when using the Bow.’ from the Equipment section.

  (Equipment) Replaced both occurrences of ‘safe-keeping’ with ‘safekeeping’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced all occurrences of ‘arrows’ with ‘Arrows’. Replaced ‘quiver’ with ‘Quiver’. Replaced ‘Weaponmastery with a bow’ with ‘Weaponmastery with Bow’. Replaced ‘combat, therefore’ with ‘combat; therefore’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘Kai monastery’ with ‘Kai Monastery’. Replaced ‘two weapons’ with ‘two Weapons’. Replaced ‘your list’ with ‘your Weaponmastery Checklist’. Deleted ‘If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery with Bow, you may add 3 to any number that you choose from the Random Number Table, when using the Bow.’. Replaced ‘Kaltesee’ with ‘Kaltersee’. Added ‘You may only use one Weapon at a time in combat.’ in harmony with the Collector's Edition.

  (Rules for Combat) Replaced ‘on the page after the Random Number Table’ with ‘in the back of this book’. Replaced ‘points reduced’ with ‘points possibly reduced’. Replaced ‘reduced to zero’ with ‘reduced to zero or below’. Replaced ‘at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead.’ with ‘at which point that combatant is declared dead.’.

  (Levels of Magnakai Training) Replaced ‘rank and titles’ with ‘ranks and titles’. Replaced ‘Lone Wolf Magnakai’ with ‘Lone Wolf Magnakai’.

  (Lore-circles of the Magnakai) Capitalized ‘bonuses’ in the title ‘Lore-circle Bonuses’.

  (Improved Disciplines) Replaced ‘their COMBAT SKILL’ with ‘their ENDURANCE’. Replaced both occurrences of ‘eg,’ with ‘e.g.’. Replaced ‘skill have’ with ‘skill will have’. Replaced ‘skill will have’ with ‘skill have’. Replaced ‘ritual sacrifice or’ with ‘ritual sacrifice, or’.

  (Magnakai Wisdom) Replaced ‘god Kai’ with ‘God Kai’. Replaced each occurrence of ‘Lone Wolf’ with ‘Lone Wolf’ when referring to the series.

  (2) Replaced ‘shoulder, then’ with ‘shoulder; then’.

  (5) Replaced ‘bow string’ with ‘bowstring’. Replaced ‘three rounds or less’ with ‘four rounds or less’ in harmony with the Collector's Edition. Replaced ‘Weapons list’ with ‘Weapons List’. Replaced ‘this weapon’ with ‘this Weapon’. Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘Drakkar officer’ with ‘Drakkarim officer’ and ‘Drakkar Marine Officer’ with ‘Drakkarim Marine Officer’ to reflect standard usage. Replaced each occurrence of ‘you win, and’ with ‘you win and’.

  (6) Replaced ‘Sommerswerd had’ with ‘Sommerswerd has’.

  (7) Added a period to
the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘Drakkar Marine’ with ‘Drakkarim Marine’ in the main section text and ‘Drakkar Marine’ with ‘Drakkarim marine’ in the illustration's caption to reflect standard usage.

  (8) Replaced ‘infra-vision’ with ‘infravision’. Replaced ‘sixth sense’ with ‘Sixth Sense’. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’. Replaced ‘you win, and’ with ‘you win and’ in the second option.

  (10) Replaced ‘throughfares’ with ‘thoroughfares’. Replaced ‘Principalin or more’ with ‘Principalin or higher’. Replaced ‘Huntmastery, and’ with ‘Huntmastery and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (11) Replaced ‘half-closed’ with ‘half closed’.

  (12) Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘main mast’ with ‘mainmast’.

  (14) Replaced ‘Tutelary or more’ with ‘Tutelary or higher’. Replaced ‘Invisibility, and’ with ‘Invisibility and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (15) Replaced ‘elite’ with ‘élite’.

  (16) Replaced ‘Drakkar sailor’ with ‘Drakkarim sailor’ and ‘Drakkar Sailor’ with ‘Drakkarim Sailor’ to reflect standard usage.

  (17) Replaced ‘Tok’ with ‘tok’.

  (18) Replaced ‘bow and’ with ‘Bow and’.

  (20) Replaced ‘masts, then’ with ‘masts, and then’. Replaced ‘Kaltesee’ with ‘Kaltersee’.

  (22) Reordered the first and second choices at the end of the section. Replaced ‘clang’ with ‘clang’. Replaced ‘Sommerswerd, and’ with ‘Sommerswerd and’.

  (23) Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

  (24) Replaced ‘north-by-north west’ with ‘north by northwest’.

  (25) Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘Item, or’ with ‘Item or’.

  (28) Replaced ‘Kai lord’ with ‘Kai Lord’. Replaced ‘Davan, and’ with ‘Davan and’.

  (29) Replaced ‘Scion-kai or more’ with ‘Scion-kai or higher’. Replaced ‘Psi-screen, and’ with ‘Psi-screen and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (31) Replaced ‘Kaltesee's’ with ‘Kaltersee's’.

  (35) Replaced ‘main mast’ with ‘mainmast’. Replaced ‘10’ with ‘100’ with regard to the Xargath's ENDURANCE (cf. Section 192). The original small score seems pitifully low, to the extent that the combat is a foregone conclusion, even for a new character with only 3 Magnakai Disciplines.

  (39) Replaced ‘Drakkar officer’ with ‘Drakkarim officer’ to reflect standard usage.

  (41) Replaced ‘main mast’ with ‘mainmast’.

  (42) Replaced ‘boomsail’ with ‘boom-sail’.

  (46) Replaced ‘Discipline’ with ‘Disciplines’. Replaced ‘approaching Liganim’ with ‘approaching Ligan’ to reflect standard usage.

  (48) Replaced ‘bow, and’ with ‘Bow and’.

  (49) Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘arrows’ with ‘Arrows’. Replaced ‘arrow and’ with ‘Arrow and’.

  (50) Replaced ‘crystalizes’ with ‘crystallizes’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

  (51) Replaced ‘bosun’ with ‘bo'sun’. Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

  (52) Changed the option that lead to Section 97 to lead to 297.

  (53) Replaced ‘side-stepping’ with ‘sidestepping’. Replaced ‘swipe, then’ with ‘swipe, and then’.

  (55) Replaced ‘screech, then’ with ‘screech, and then’.

  (56) Replaced ‘Sommerswerd, and’ with ‘Sommerswerd and’. Replaced ‘Item, or’ with ‘Item or’.

  (57) Replaced ‘hard pressed’ with ‘hard-pressed’.

  (58) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’. Replaced ‘Drakkar sailor’ with ‘Drakkarim sailor’ and ‘Drakkar Sailor’ with ‘Drakkarim Sailor’ to reflect standard usage.

  (60) Replaced ‘awe-struck’ with ‘awestruck’. Replaced ‘balista’ with ‘ballista’. Replaced ‘balistas’ with ‘ballistas’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘bow, and’ with ‘Bow and’. Replaced ‘Kaltesee’ with ‘Kaltersee’. Replaced ‘Sommerswerd, and’ with ‘Sommerswerd and’.

  (61) Replaced ‘lop-sided’ with ‘lopsided’. Replaced ‘minimum bet is 10) on ’ with ‘minimum bet is 10; Gold Crowns or Lune may not be used in lieu of Kika in this instance) on ’ in harmony with the Collector's Edition.

  (67) Replaced ‘win and’ with ‘win, and’. Replaced ‘If the combat lasts longer’ with ‘If you win, and the combat lasts longer’ in the third choice. Replaced ‘Sommerswerd, and’ with ‘Sommerswerd and’.

  (68) Replaced ‘Bosun’ with ‘Bo'sun’.

  (70) Replaced ‘the Liganim passes’ with ‘the Ligan passes’ to reflect standard usage.

  (73) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’. Replaced ‘a rival Liganim’ with ‘a rival Ligan’ to reflect standard usage.

  (74) Replaced ‘boomsail’ with ‘boom-sail’. Replaced ‘Principalin or more’ with ‘Principalin or higher’. Replaced ‘masts and’ with ‘masts, and’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (76) Replaced ‘none of the Drakkarim appears’ with ‘none of the Drakkarim appear’.

  (77) Replaced ‘Tutelary or more’ with ‘Tutelary or higher’. Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘Drakkar leader's’ with ‘Drakkarim leader's’ to reflect standard usage. Replaced ‘Divination, and’ with ‘Divination and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’.

  (79) Replaced ‘animal kinship’ with ‘Animal Kinship’. Replaced ‘Drakkar warrior’ with ‘Drakkarim warrior’ to reflect standard usage.

  (80) Replaced ‘semi-circular’ with ‘semicircular’. Replaced ‘Huntmastery, and’ with ‘Huntmastery and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (81) Replaced ‘Aye!'’ with ‘Aye!’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘situation, then’ with ‘situation, and then’.

  (82) Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’.

  (83) Replaced ‘counter-attack’ with ‘counterattack’. Replaced ‘Sommerswerd, and’ with ‘Sommerswerd and’.

  (86) Replaced ‘Huntmastery, and have’ with ‘Huntmastery and have’. Replaced ‘Primate or more’ with ‘Primate or higher’.

  (91) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

  (92) Replaced ‘Dsicipline’ with ‘Discipline’. Replaced ‘Mentora or more’ with ‘Mentora or higher’.

  (94) Replaced ‘nadziranim’ with ‘Nadziranim’. Replaced ‘Helgenag’ with ‘Helenag’. Replaced ‘new-found’ with ‘newfound’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption.

  (99) Replaced ‘bow skill’ with ‘bow-skill’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’.

  (100) Replaced ‘deserted, then’ with ‘deserted; then’. Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘clang’ with ‘clang’. Replaced ‘Drakkar Marine’ with ‘Drakkarim Marine’ to reflect standard usage.

  (101) Replaced ‘Kaltese’ with ‘Kaltersee’. Replaced ‘new-found’ with ‘newfound’. Replaced ‘invulnerability, then’ with ‘invulnerability; then’.

  (102) Replace ‘Plain’ with ‘Plane’.

  (103) Replaced ‘bow skill’ with ‘bow-skill’.

  (104) Replaced ‘Sommerswerd, and’ with ‘Sommerswerd and’. Replaced ‘Helshezag, and’ with ‘Helshezag and’.

  (105) Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘sockets, then’ with ‘sockets, and then’.

  (107) Replaced ‘bow skill’ with ‘bow-skill’.

  (110) Replaced ‘war horn’ with ‘war-horn’. Added a period to the end of the illustration's caption. Replaced ‘Kaltesee’ with ‘Ka
ltersee’ in both the text and the illustration's caption.

  (111) Replaced both occurrences of ‘disciplines’ with ‘Disciplines’. Replaced ‘boulder, then’ with ‘boulder, and then’.

  (112) Replaced ‘on to’ with ‘onto’.

  (113) Replaced ‘bow and’ with ‘Bow and’. Replaced ‘bow, or’ with ‘Bow or’.

  (114) Replaced ‘fear, that’ with ‘fear which’.

  (116) Replaced ‘a Liganim, dressed’ with ‘a Ligan, dressed’ to reflect standard usage.

  (117) Replaced ‘The western face’ with ‘The eastern face’ since you cannot be facing the eastern side of the range yet, and if there were any question of whether you might be looking at a northern or even a north-eastern face, Section 137 definitely states that you are heading west through the pass. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (118) Replaced ‘bow, or’ with ‘Bow or’. Replaced ‘bow and’ with ‘Bow and’.

  (119) Replaced ‘ ‘Shez dot got!’ ’ with ‘ ‘Shez dok tot!’ ’ as the original does not seem to make any sense. Replaced ‘bow’ with ‘Bow’. Replaced ‘arrow’ with ‘Arrow’. Replaced ‘Just then the first of his troops appear at the rail’ with ‘As you shoulder your Bow, the first of his troops appear at the rail’ (cf. Errata for Section 347).

  (120) Replaced ‘Mentora or more’ with ‘Mentora or higher’. Replaced ‘a Liganim armed’ with ‘a Ligan armed’ to reflect standard usage. Replaced ‘Curing, and’ with ‘Curing and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (121) Replaced ‘Nexus, and’ with ‘Nexus and’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.

  (124) Replaced ‘blood-lust’ with ‘bloodlust’.

  (125) Replaced ‘Principalin or more’ with ‘Principalin or higher’. Replaced ‘Kaltesee’ with ‘Kaltersee’. Replaced ‘skill, or’ with ‘skill or’. Replaced ‘Kai training’ with ‘Magnakai training’.