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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celestian" data-source="post: 2010465" data-attributes="member: 394">The Hackmaster GMs Guide is 366 pages long. The font is tight and the margins small. The Table of Contents and the index are very useful. Price is 30 dollars.As I mentioned in the Players Handbook review Hackmaster is a game that anyone who enjoyed AD&D would enjoy. This book contains the GM only information for Hackmaster.Detailed rules on how a GM should handle quirks and flaws. How to manage the alignment shifts, how to keep track of them as well.A large portion of the book details the combat system clarifying many rules and the new crit and fumble system that is introduced in Hackmaster. 3 detailed charts for slash, pierce and crush contain all possible results on a critical hit for each type of weapon. Shoot an arrow into the chest of your enemy, pierce a lung, cause them to go into shock!Rewards and treasure are also detailed explaining how much exp to award players for their individual adventures. A complete list of tables to generate magic items (scrolls, potions, rings, wands, staves, weapons and armor for example) as well as gold, gems and furs. Most of the magic items from AD&D are included as well as a large selection of new items.The chapter Experience, Schools and training includes all you'll need to know for your players to advance in level, train new skills. Giving you details on school size, school location, teacher quality and costs for training.The GMG contains a huge collection of charts and tables for almost any situation you might encounter. Morale modifiers to tavern names and drinking games. There are also charts and tables for random encounters for just about every terrain type.The organization of the book is a lot like the PHB covering each topic in a chapter in great detail. Details on everything the GM could possibly need.</blockquote>

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