INTRODUCTION

	Welcome to Dungeon Hero, the Hero System simulation of AD&Dv1.  It
   is my attempt to give Fantasy Hero GMs who, for whatever reason, miss
   some something about the AD&D system.  Perhaps its the predictability
   of certain aspects of character development?  Maybe some sense of
   nostalgia over the extensive spell lists?  Or the option for a high
   fantasy game, akin to the four color games easily done with Champions?

	Dungeon Hero hopefully will provide for all these things and more.
   Contained herein is the following:

	Preface: Some comments on the development of the subsystem.

	Levels:  The basics of how levels, and abilities based on them,
		 works under this system.  The mechanics are explained,
		 in such a way as to make them open to change should
		 Hero have another revision.  In addition, the GM may
		 wish to make additions to the classes given here; TSR
		 certainly has many fine NPC and additional PC classes
		 available.

	Classes: The various classes, what they give you per level, and
		 the package deals acceptable with each.

	Spells:  How spells are built, who can use them, and some common
		 common advantages & limitations associated with their
		 construction.

	Races:	 Various races useable in Dungeon Hero.  Many of these are
		 adaptations of those given in the Fantasy Hero Rulebook.

	Damage to Armor:  Optional rules for the damaging of armor.  As this
		 uses the BODY for a given location of armor, you need the
		 supplied table listing this.

	Damage to Weaponry:  Optional rules for dealing with damage to any
		 weaponry.  This expands somewhat on the rules given in the
		 Hero System Rulebook.

	Dungeon Hero Character Sheet:  A sheet with areas for relevant data
		 of a character.

	Beyond this, there is also the option to adapt AD&D characters to
   a Hero system game, as well as any of the modules supplied by TSR.

	In all cases, the mechanics behind the various abilities are where
   feasible explained, so that the rational may be apparent to a GM, or
   should a GM wish to make modifications.

	One final word: this is not _exactly_ AD&Dv1; rather, it is
   more like "AD&D: the good parts".  There are many things that aren't
   identical, more which are pretty different, and much which just isn't
   there.  If you're looking for a clone, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.
   If, on the other hand, you are looking for a fairly good Hero System
   simulation of AD&D, then I think you'll be fairly happy.  See the file
   'whatisit' for a full description of what I have & don't from AD&D.


		Joe Di Lellio, DungeonHero Master, joe@planetx.org

	Copyright 1994 Joe Di Lellio. Feel free to duplicate, modify,
	distribute, and playtest these rules, as long as you distribute
	the whole system and this notice, send me a copy of what you
	have changed, and make NO money from this.