Savage Swords

of Athanor
Compiled Tables
Charisma Bonus
Charisma Hirelings Loyalty
3–4 1 -2
5–6 2 -2
7–8 3 -1
9–12 4 0
13–15 5 +1
16–17 6 +2
18 7 +2

Universal Attribute Bonus

Attribute Roll Description Bonus
3–6 Below Average -1 (or 5%)
7–14 Average –
15–18 Above Average +1 (or 5%)

Fighter Advancement
Level XP HD BHB ST
1 0 1+1 +0 16
2 2,000 2 +1 15
3 4,000 3 +2 14
4 8,000 4 +2 13
5 16,000 5 +3 12
6 32,000 6 +4 11
7 64,000 7 +4 10
8 128,000 8 +5 9
9 256,000 9 +6 8
10 512,000 10 +6 7

Magic-User Advancement
Level XP HD BHB ST
1 0 1 +0 15
2 2,500 1+1 +0 14
3 5,000 2 +0 13
4 10,000 2+1 +0 12
5 20,000 3 +1 11
6 40,000 3+1 +1 10
7 80,000 4 +2 9
8 160,000 4+1 +2 8
9 320,000 5 +3 7
10 640,000 5+1 +3 6
Rogue Advancement
Level Experience HD BHB ST
1 0 1 +0 14
2 1,500 2 +0 13
3 3,500 3 +1 12
4 6,500 3+1 +1 11
5 14,000 4 +2 10
6 30,000 5 +2 9
7 60,000 6 +3 8
8 110,000 6+1 +3 7
x9 165,000 7 +4 6
10 225,000 8 +4 5

Magic-user Spell Advancement

Spell Level
Level 1 2 3 4 5
1 1 – – – –
2 2 – – – –
3 3 1 – – –
4 4 2 – – –
5 4 2 1 – –
6 4 2 2 – –
7 4 3 2 1 –
8 4 3 3 2 –
9 4 3 3 2 1
10 4 4 3 2 2

Rogue Spell Advancement

Level 1st 2nd 3rd
1 0 0 0
2 1 0 0
3 2 1 0
4 2 1 0
5 2 1 1
6 2 2 1
7 3 2 1
8 3 2 2
9 3 3 2
10 3 3 2
Skill Groups
Group I Group II
Alchemist Blacksmith
Aristocrat Bowyer/Fletcher
Assassin Farmer/Gardener
Merchant Gambler
Priest Gunsmith
Scholar Leatherworker/Tanner
Thief Locksmith
Tracker Mason
Minstrel
Navigator
Sailor (Airship)

Acquiring Additional Background Skills

Skill Type G.P.Cost Time
Group I 2000 4 Months
Group II 10000 6 Months

Armor
Armor AAC Weight Cost
Chain +4 50 30
Leather +2 25 15
Plate +6 75 50
Shield +1 10 10

Table 1: Melee Weapons

Weapon Damage Weight Cost
Axe, Battle1 1d6+1 15 7
Club 1d6 10 –
Dagger 1d6-1 2 3
Flail 1d6 15 8
Axe, Hand 1d6 10 3
Halberd / Pole Arm1 1d6+1 15 7
Mace / Warhammer 1d6 10 5
Morning Star 1d6 15 6
Spear2 1d6 10 2
Staff1 1d6 10 1
Sword 1d6 10 10
Sword, Short 1d6-1 5 8
Sword, Two-handed1 1d6+1 15 15
1 Two-handed weapon
2 Reaches 1 rank forward if used two-handed
Table 2: Missile Weapons
Weapon Damage RoF Range Weight Cost
Bow 1d6-1 2 50ft 5 25
Quiver1 – – 5
Arrows (20) – 1 5
Sling 1d6 1 30ft 1 2
Pistol 1d6+1 1/2 50ft 2 40
Rifle 1d6+2 1/2 100ft 5 50
Powder and Shots (20) - 2 10
Cannon 3d62 1/3 500ft 50 300
1 shot and powder – 5 7
Grenade 2d62 1 20ft
1 20 arrow capacity
2 -2 “to-hit” per increment
3 In a 5 foot radius

Adventuring Gear
Gear Cost
(gp)
Backpack (30 pound capacity) 5
Bottle (wine), glass 1
Case (map or scroll) 3
Crowbar 5
Flint & Steel 5
Grappling Hook 5
Helmet 10
Lantern 10
Mirror (small steel) 5
Oil (lamp), 1 pint 2
Pole, 10 ft 1
Rations, trail (day) 1
Rations, dried (day) 3
Rope, hemp (50 ft) 1
Rope, silk (50 ft) 5
Sack (15 pound capacity) 1
Sack (30 pound capacity) 2
Shovel 5
Spellbook (blank) 100
Spike, iron 1
Tent 20
Torch (bundle of 6) 1
Waterskin 1
Transportation
Type Cost (gp)
Iguanodon 200
Pachycephalosaurus 300
Parasaurolophus 450
Pteranodon 2000
Triceratops 2000
Saddle bags 10
Saddle 25
Basic Howdah 80
Battle Howdah 160
Small Airship 10,000
Large Airship 50,000

Movement Rate
Weight Carried Movement Rate
0–75 lbs 12
76–100 lbs 9
101–150 lbs 6
151–300 lbs 3

Movement Adjustment
Movement Type Adjustment
Careful Half of Average Rate
Normal Average Rate
Running Double Average Rate

Hiring Assistants
Hireling Cost
Non-combatant (servant, torch bearer) 5
General “redshirt” soldier 2
Horseman, Sailor 3
Blacksmith 5
Armorer 25
Ship Captain 75
Animal Trainer, Spy 125
Engineer 200
Alchemist 250
Assassin, Sage 500
Injury
Roll Result
2 Instant, gory death.
3 Fatal wound, die in 2d6 rounds.
4 Severed limb. Will bleed to death in 3d6 rounds unless tourniquet applied,
wound cauterized, or Cure Wounds II spell is cast to stop the bleeding. This
does not heal hit points or restore the lost limb, however.
5 -6 Broken bone, 2d4 + 9 weeks to heal. Cure wounds II can be used to fix bones.
This does not heal hit points.
7-8 Knocked out 2d6 rounds
9 Knocked down and stunned, lose next action.
10 Knocked down
11 Stunned, lose next action.
12 No effect.

Spellcasting Success
Spell Spell Caster Level
Level Effect 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9+
1 I 16+ 14+ 12+ 10+ 8+
D 12+ 10+ 8+ 6+ 4+
N 11- 9- 7- 5- 3-
2 I 18+ 16+ 14+ 12+ 10+
D 14+ 12+ 10+ 8+ 6+
N 13- 11- 9- 7- 5-
3 I 20 18+ 16+ 14+ 12+
D 16+ 14+ 12+ 10+ 8+
N 15- 13- 11- 9- 7-
4 I n/a 20+ 18+ 16+ 14+
D 18+ 16+ 14+ 12+ 10+
N 17- 15- 13- 11- 9-
5 I n/a n/a 20+ 18+ 16+
D 20 18+ 16+ 14+ 12+
N 19- 17- 15- 13- 11-
Magical Mishap
Roll Result
01 – 07 Roll on the minor chaos table.
08 - 10 You are dazed but able to move and defend yourself for one round.
11 – 12 You are stunned and unable to do anything for the next round.
13 – 14 Spell goes wild and strikes random target.
15 – 16 Spell effect is reversed.
17 – 18 You are struck mute for 1d6 rounds.
19 – 20 Your strength is reduced by half for 1d6 hours.
21 – 22 Magical explosion does 1d6 damage to everyone and everything in a 30 foot
radius.
23 – 24 You take 1d6 damage for every level of the spell.
25+ A dimensional vortex opens to the primal chaos. Save vs. magic or be sucked
in. Even if you save, take 3d6 damage.

Minor Chaos
d20 Result
1 The temperature in a 30ft radius becomes unnaturally cold.
2 A wind blows through the area, smelling of sulfur.
3 Plants wilt and milk curdles in a 30ft radius.
4 Ghostly whispering fills the area for 3d6 rounds.
5 Caster's hair turns white for 3d6 days.
6 Animals in a 30ft. radius are spooked, fleeing the area.
7 Caster's eyes glow red (1-3) or lambent green (4-5) for a day.
8 Caster's nose bleeds for 1d6 x 10 minutes.
9 Caster's body covered with sores that go away in 1d3 days.
10 Caster smells of the grave for 1d3 days.
11 Caster takes on pallor of a corpse for 1d3 days.
12 Caster's voice becomes raspy for 1d3 days.
13 Caster's nails turn black for 1d3 days.
14 Caster's hair grows wildly long.
15 Caster's hair falls out.
16 Caster's nails double in length.
17 Caster's veins become visibly dark under his skin.
18 Caster speaks in unfamiliar language for 1d6 rounds.
19 Caster emits slight, unnatural green glow for 2d6 rounds.
20 Referee chooses any effect or makes up his own.
 Spells by Level
Level 1 Level 2
• Charm Person • Detect Invisibility
• Cure (Cause) Wounds I • Detect Thoughts
• Detect Magic • Find Traps
• Hold Portal • Hold Person
• Light (Dark) I • Invisibility I
• Purify Food and Drink • Knock
• Read Languages • Levitate
• Read Magic • Light (Dark) II
• Sleep • Locate Object
• Phantasmal Force
• Speak with Animals
• Web
• Wizard Lock
Level 3 Level 4
• Alter Time • Charm Monster
• Crystal Ball • Confusion
• Cure (Cause) Disease • Cure (Cause) Wounds II
• Dark Vision • Dimension Portal
• Dispel Magic • Giant Growth
• Fly • Hallucinatory Terrain
• Hold Person • Neutralize Poison
• Invisibility II • Polymorph
• Locate Object • Remove Curse
• Protection from Normal Missiles • Speak with Plants
• Water Breathing • Wall of Defense I
• Wizard Eye
Level 5
• Animal Growth
• Animate Dead
• Cloudkill
• Conjure Elemental
• Contact Other Plane
• Feeblemind
• Hold Monster
• Insect Plague
• Magic Jar
• Passwall
• Telekinesis
• Teleport
• Transform I
• Wall of Defense II
Confusion Reaction
Roll Reaction
2–5 Attack the caster and his allies
6–8 Stand baffled and inactive
9–12 Attack each other

Contact Other Plane

Plane1 Insane2 Wrong3 Right
1 1-2 3-11 12-2
2 1-4 4-13 14-20
3 1-6 7-16 16-20
4 1-8 9-17 18-20
5 1-10 11-18 19-20
6 1-12 13-19 20
1 Planes are the “depth” that he chooses to seek truth, also the number of Yes/No
questions asked.
2 Temporary insanity lasts for as many weeks as the “number” of the plane where the
caster’s sanity failed.
3 This is the chance of receiving a misinterpreted or “wrong” answer.

Darkvision Range Affected by Sleep

Roll Range of Vision Victim’s HD No. Affected
1–2 40 ft Less than 1 to 1+ 2d6+3
3–4 50 ft 1+ to 2 2d6
5–6 60 ft 3+ to 4+1 1d6

Monster Creation
HD THB ST XP Given
<1 +0 19 10
1 +1 18 15
2 +2 17 30
3 +3 16 60
4 +4 15 120
5 +5 14 240
6 +6 13 400
7 +7 12 600
8 +8 11 800
9 +9 10 1100
10 +10 9 1400
11 +11 8 1700
12 +12 7 2000
13 +13 6 2300
14 +14 5 2600
15 +15 4 2900
+ level +1 3 +300/HD
Spirit
Element
 Spirit
Powers

d%
 Element
 d%
 Powers

01‐20
 Air
 01‐15
 2
lesser

21‐40
 Earth
 16‐30
 1
lesser,
1
greater

41‐60
 Fire
 31‐80
 2
lesser,
1
greater

61‐70
 Water
 81‐90
 3
lesser

71‐80
 Metal
 91‐00
 2
greater

81‐90
 Plant/Fungus
 

91‐95
 Light

96‐00
 Darkness



Lesser
Powers

d%
 Power

01‐10
 Charm
Person
1/day

11‐20
 Crystal
Ball
3/day

21‐25
 Cure
Wounds
I
3/day

26‐35
 Inflict
Light
Wounds
3/day

36‐40
 Knock
1/day

41‐50
 Light
I
or
Dark
I
1/day

51‐60
 Move
Objects
3/day

61‐70
 Purify
or
Putrefy
Food
and
Drink
1/day

71‐80
 Read
Languages
3/day

81‐85
 Read
Magic
3/day

86‐90
 Speak
with
Animals
3/day

91‐00
 Take
physical
form
1
hour/day;
AC
12,
HD
2,
Move
6



Greater
Powers

d%
 Power

01‐05
 Animate
Dead,
2d6
undead,
1/week

06‐15
 Contact
Other
Plane
1/week

16‐20
 Cure
Wounds
II
2/day

21‐25
 Dimensional
Portal
1/day

26‐30
 Dispel
Magic,
1/day

31‐40
 Fly
at
speed
12
for
1
hour/day

41‐45
 Hold
monster
1/day

46‐50
 Invisibility
1/day

51‐60
 Levitate,
1
turn
duration,
3/day

61‐70
 Phantasmal
Force,
1/day

71‐75
 Protection
from
Normal
Missiles
1/day

76‐85
 Remove
Curse
1/day

86‐95
 Take
physical
form
1
hour/day;
AC
14,
HD
5+2,
Move
6

96‐00
 Telekinesis,
100
pounds,
1/day