Mazes & Minotaurs.pdf

The Roleplaying Game of Heroic Adventure in the Mythic Age

Legendary Games Studio

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Reproduction of the original black & white 1972 cover (artist unknown)

EditorÓs Note : This Special 2006 Edition of Mazes & Minotaurs is a PDF fac-simile of the original rulesbook

published by Legendary Games Studio in 1972, with some additional content, including a foreword by Paul

ÒMithrasÓ Elliott, creator of the original Mazes & Minotaurs concept.

Table of Contents

I : CHARACTERS

V : CREATURES

Creating a Character

Creatures Characteristics

Class Features

Creatures and Combat

Magic-using Classes

Special Abilities

Glory & Experience

Glory Awards

Wealth & Equipment

Wisdom Awards

II : COMBAT

Complete List of Creatures

Folks

Sequence of Action

Beasts

Initiative

Monsters

Surprise

Spirits

Movement

Animates

Facing

Melee Combat

VI : MAZE MASTERÓS LORE

A World of Adventure

Melee Weapons

Shield & Armor

Map of Mythika

Being Wounded

Gods and Goddesses

Retreat

Creating Epic Adventures

Tactics & Techniques

Mysterious Islands

Missile Combat

Mythic Items

Unarmed Combat

Character Record Sheet

III : MAGIC

Magic & Power

Using Magic

Credits

Power Recovery

Original Concept : Paul Elliott

Sorcery

Game Design : Olivier Legrand

Divine Prodigies

Additional Material : Paul Elliott

NatureÓs Gifts

Illustrations : Diverse Hands

IV : ADVENTURING

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Travel & Movement

This game is dedicated to Ray Harryhausen. The

authors also wish to thank Gary Gygax & Dave

Arneson, Ken St-Andr, Greg Stafford & Steve

Perrin, Ian Livingstone & Steve Jackson, Dave

Morris & Oliver JohnsonÈ and all the other

explorers of legends, without whom this game would

never have existed. What a weird and wonderful

odyssey it has been !

Ships & Sailing

Encumbrance

Feats of Strength

Escaping Danger

Hiding & Sneaking

Swimming & Drowning

Climbing & Falling

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Meeting NPCs

Henchmen

Character Advancement

Foreword to the 2006 Edition

I n 1972 I created the concept of Mazes &

Minotaurs, the world's first roleplaying game.

Inspired by my fanatical interest in ancient

Greek and Macedonian wargaming, coupled

with a love of Greek myth and the 1963 movie,

Jason and the Argonauts, it took the gaming

world by storm. I developed this concept into

what would become the core of the Maze

MasterÓs Lore chapter while my close friend

Olivier Legrand worked on the game itself.

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Perhaps a little primitive by todays standards, it

featured only six character classes, all its

weapons did the same damage, and the sailing

rules were crude (to say the least). But damn it

was fun! Haughty Greek nobles, remote and

magical islands, oared galleys, Greek Fire, the

Oracle at Delphi, the Games, hoplite spear

walls ... and the monsters! You remember the

gorgons (no, not those Gorgons), the

minotaurs, the hydras, the talking lions, the

giant boars, the blind witches and ... well, I'm

sure you remember all those classics.

Inevitably, within five years, there were a score

of M&M clones on the market from various

major game publishers. The mold had been

made, the ancient world, with its universal

themes of heroes fighting horrible monsters

while the gods meddled, was endlessly refined.

Some players hated these 'rehashes' but to me

they were insights into a rapidly growing setting.

Some players hankered for 'medieval-style'

games with more dragons and dungeons than

minotaurs and mazes, but the market was stuck

on my fantasy version of the ancient world.

Of course some bright spark came out with SF

and horror roleplaying games, but in those days

it seemed impossible to break that first mold.

We got a licensed version of Battlestar

Gallactica (Egyptians in space!) and horror

games was full of Egyptian mummies.

Eventually games came out that had nothing to

do with the ancient world, but even today some

guy reckons they've come up with the ultimate

new fantasy world. And blow me if doesn't just

look like Athens in the 5th century BC or Rome

in the 1st. Generic fantasy they call it. Sword

and sandals. Corinthian columns everywhere,

oared galleys. You can change the names of

the gods, but it's still the ancient world isn't it?

Paul Elliott , December 2005

I : CHARACTERS

Creating a Character

Creating a character for M&M follows a very simple

six-step process :

Step 1 : Roll the characterÓs six basic attributes.

Step 2 : Select the characterÓs class and record its

special ability (if any).

Step 3 : Determine the characterÓs name, gender

and age.

Step 4 : Determine the characterÓs combat

modifiers, defense class and hits total.

Step 6 : Determine the characterÓs other modifiers.

Step 6 : Determine wealth and equipment.

Basic Attributes

In M&M, a characterÓs physical and mental

capabilities are represented by six scores ranging

from 3 to 18. These attributes are :

MIGHT (physical strength)

SKILL (training and weapon mastery)

LUCK (fortune and divine favor)

WITS (intelligence and alertness)

Class Selection

FAITH (piety and religious devotion)

GRACE (beauty and attractiveness)

In M&M, each player-character belongs to a class.

Depending on cases, this class may reflect the

characterÓs occupation, social status or origin. The

six character classes are : Barbarian, Spearman,

Noble, Priest, Sorcerer and Nymph. A characterÓs

class is determined by his highest attribute :

Roll 4d6, discard the lowest die and add the three

remaining results. This will produce a result ranging

from 3 to 18, with an average of 10-11. Do this six

times and distribute the results as you like. If all the

attributes of the resulting character are lower than

13, raise the highest attribute to 13. Each attribute

range gives a modifier (or ÒmodÓ), which will be used

in steps 5 and 6 for various calculations.

Highest Attribute

Corresponding Class

MIGHT

Barbarian

SKILL

Spearman

Table 1A : Attribute Scores

LUCK

Noble

WITS

Sorcerer

Score

Description

Mod

FAITH

Priest

Abysmal

-3

GRACE Nymph

A character may only have one class. If a character

actually qualifies for two (or more) classes (ie has

two or more equal highest attributes), the actual

class will be chosen by the player. For example, a

character with 18 in both Skill and Luck may be

either a Spearman or a Noble (but not both).

5-4

Inferior

-2

6-8

Poor

-1

9-12

Average

13-15

Good

16-17

Superior

Exceptional +3

See Class Features below for more details about

each character class.

Other Modifiers

Characters also possess other modifiers which may

come into play in a variety of adventuring situations.

Danger Evasion = Luck mod + Wits mod

First Reaction = Grace mod + Luck mod

Mystic Fortitude = Faith mod + Luck mod

Danger Evasion : When facing perilous situations,

a character will sometimes have to make a Danger

Evasion roll (with this modifier) to escape

unscathed. See chapter IV for more detail.

Name, Gender & Age

First Reaction : This modifier is applied to the

Reaction roll of encountered parties. See chapter IV

for more about Reaction rolls.

Mystic Fortitude : This modifier is used when a

character tries to resist the effects of a magic spell.

See chapter III for full rules about magic.

The characterÓs name is usually chosen by the

player Î try to select or invent something that

sounds Greek or Mediterranean.

A characterÒs gender is usually the same as the

characterÓs but exceptions are possible. Some

classes also have specific gender restrictions.

Example : Pyros the Spearman

A characterÓs starting age is rolled on 2D6+15,

except for Nymphs (who are ageless) and male

Sorcerers (who add 10 years to account for their

longer apprenticeship).

Sam decides to create his first M&M character. He

begins by rolling six scores on 4d6 (discarding the

lowest die). This gives him 11, 8, 16, 13, 15 and 10.

Sam wishes to play a Spearman so he puts his best

score (16) in Skill. He wants his character to be a

good fighter so he puts his second best score (15) in

Might and his third one (13) in Luck. He decides to put

his lowest score (8) in Grace, his characterÓs less

important attribute. The remaining scores (10 and 11)

are put in Faith and Wits, making for an intellectually

and spiritually average character. This gives SamÓs

character the following scores and modifiers :

Combat Modifiers

A characterÓs fighting abilities are represented by

three combat modifiers :

Melee Attack = Might mod + Skill mod

Missile Attack = Skill mod + Luck mod

MIGHT = 15 (+1)

SKILL = 16 (+2)

WITS = 11 (0)

LUCK = 13 (+1)

Initiative = Skill mod + Wits mod

FAITH = 10 (0)

GRACE = 8 (-1)

Melee Attack : This modifier is applied to all the

attack rolls made by the character in melee combat.

Sam decides to call his character Pyros. Pyros is

male (all Spearmen are). Sam rolls for age and gets 8

on 2D6, resulting in an age of 23.

Missile Attack : This modifier is applied to all the

attack rolls made with missile weapons.

Next, he records PyrosÓs special ability as a

Spearman (defensive bonus from Skill) and calculates

his combat modifiers, defense class and hits total :

Initiative : This modifier is added to the initiative die

roll made at the start of a combat sequence.

Defense Class & Hits Total

Melee Attack = +3 (+1 from Might, +2 from Skill)

Missile Attack = +3 (+1 from Luck, +2 from Skill)

Initiative = +2 (+2 from Skill, 0 from Wits)

A character also has a Defense Class which

represents his ability to avoid harm in combat.

PyrosÓs BDC is 13 (base 12, +1 from Luck). His

equipment as a Spearman (breastplate, helmet and

shield) gives him a +6 bonus, so his EDC is 20. This

is increased by his Skill mod (+2) when fighting with

spear and shield, for a final total of 22.

Basic Defense Class = 12 + Luck mod

A characterÓs EDC (Effective Defense Class) is

equal to his BDC (Basic Defense Class) plus a

bonus of +2 for each of the following pieces of

protective equipment : breastplate, helmet, shield.

As a Spearman, Pyros has 12 Basic Hits. This is

modified by Might for a total of 13.

A character also has a Hits total, which represents

the amount of injury he may take before being killed.

Sam also calculates his characterÓs other modifiers :

Danger Evasion = +1 (+1 from Luck, 0 from Wits)

First Reaction = 0 (-1 from Grace, +1 from Luck)

Mystic Fortitude = +1 (+1 from Luck, 0 from Faith)

Hits Total = Basic Hits + Might mod

A characterÓs Basic Hits are determined by his

chosen class (see class descriptions).

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