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Basically, everything below here is copied word for word (with editing and corrections by me, to reflect final changes in the game) from the North American version of the Baldur's Gate manual. It cannot be used for profit of any form, nor can you edit it and pass it off as your own work. By "for profit", I mean you cannot sell it, you cannot expect users to pay to access it, or to register themselves on your website to access it (due to the fact that this registration information can be sold, and/or be of intrinsic value to the site itself.) You cannot force the user to click on ads before accessing this file or to put up links to this file that are fake and either go directly to an advertiser or popup another browser window which then goes to the advertiser.
 
 

Here is the link to the map scans of BG City and the area of the Sword Coast where the game takes place. Also, a scan of the keyboard reference card is there. Thanks to Dirk Daring for the scans, and BGChronicles and the other sites for hosting. http://www.bgchronicles.com/dl/dl.asp?bgchronicles/off/BGMaps.zip
 
 

I have no problems with anyone translating this, as long as they translate the above disclaimers, and that you do not claim that you have created the information contained herein.
 
 

Shogun
 
 

Character Ability Score Tables:

Ability Score	Strength				Dexterity		Constitution
	Hit Adj.	Dam. Adj.	Wt Allow	Bashing %	Miss. Att Adj	AC Adj	HP Adj	Res. Surv.
3	-3	-1	5	3	-3	+4	-2	40
4	-2	-1	15	4	-2	+3	-1	45
5	-2	-1	15	4	-1	+2	-1	50
6	-1	0	30	6	0	+1	-1	55
7	-1	0	30	6	0	0	0	60
8	0	0	50	8	0	0	0	65
9	0	0	50	8	0	0	0	70
10	0	0	70	10	0	0	0	75
11	0	0	70	10	0	0	0	80
12	0	0	90	12	0	0	0	85
13	0	0	90	12	0	0	0	90
14	0	0	120	14	0	0	0	92
15	0	0	120	14	0	-1	+1	94
16	0	+1	150	16	+1	-2	+2	96
17	+1	+1	170	18	+2	-3	+2(+3)	98
18	+1	+2	200	20	+2	-4	+2(+4)	100
18/01-50	+1	+3	220	25	-	-	-	-
18/51-75	+2	+3	250	30	-	-	-	-
18/76-90	+2	+4	280	35	-	-	-	-
18/91-99	+2	+5	320	40	-	-	-	-
18/00	+3	+6	400	45	-	-	-	-
19	+3	+7	500	50	+3	-4	+2(+5)	100
20	+3	+8	600	55	+3	-4	+2(+5)	100
21	+4	+9	700	60	+4	-5	+2(+6)	100
22	+4	+10	800	65	+4	-5	+2(+6)	100
23	+5	+11	1000	70	+4	-5	+2(+6)	100
24	+6	+12	1200	75	+5	-6	+2(+7)	100
25	+7	+14	1600	80	+5	-6	+2(+7)	100

Strength

Hit Adj: Added or subtracted from the attack roll during combat. A positive number makes the opponent easier to hit.

Dam Adj: Added or subtracted fromthe damage inflicted by a successful melee attack.

Wt Allow: The character's weight allowance -- how much they can carry without being encumbered.

Bashing %: This is the percentage chance a character has to bash open a locked door or chest
 
 

Dexterity

Miss. Att Adj: Added or subtracted from the to hit roll when using a ranged weapon. A positive number makes the opponent easier to hit.

AC Adj: Added or subtracted from the character's AC. Since a lower AC is better, a lower or more negative number is better.
 
 

Constitution

HP Adj: This number is added to the Hit Point roll a character makes when going up a level or when starting the game. Numbers in parentheses are for warriors only (Warriors are Fighters, Rangers and Paladins only - ed.)

Res. Surv.: The percentage chance the character will successfully be Resurrected or Raised from the dead by magic.
 
 

Ability Score	Intelligence				Wisdom				Charisma
	Spell Level	% to Learn Spell	Max # Spells/Level	Lore Bonus	Mag Def Adj	Bonus Spells	% Spell Failure	Lore Bonus	Reaction Adj
3	-	-	-	-20	-3	-	50	-20	-5
4	-	-	-	-20	-2	-	45	-20	-4
5	-	-	-	-20	-1	-	40	-20	-3
6	-	-	-	-20	-1	-	35	-20	-2
7	-	-	-	-10	-1	-	30	-10	-1
8	-	-	-	-10	0	-	25	-10	0
9	4th	35	6	-10	0	0	20	-10	0
10	5th	40	7	0	0	0	15	0	0
11	5th	45	7	0	0	0	10	0	0
12	6th	50	7	0	0	0	5	0	0
13	6th	55	9	0	0	1st	0	0	+1
14	7th	60	9	0	0	1st	0	0	+2
15	7th	65	11	+3	+1	2nd	0	+3	+3
16	8th	70	11	+5	+2	2nd	0	+5	+4
17	8th	75	14	+7	+3	3rd	0	+7	+4
18	9th	85	18	+10	+4	4th	0	+10	+5
19	9th	95	All	+12	+4	1st,4th	0	+12	+8
20	9th	96	All	+15	+4	2nd,4th	0	+15	+9
21	9th	97	All	+20	+4	3rd,5th	0	+20	+10
22	9th	98	All	+25	+4	4th,5th	0	+25	+11
23	9th	99	All	+30	+4	5th,5th	0	+30	+12
24	9th	100	All	+35	+4	6th,6th	0	+35	+13
25	9th	100	All	+40	+4	6th,7th	0	+40	+14

Intelligence

Spell Level: The highest level of spells a wizard with this intelligence can comprehend and use.

% to Learn Spell: The percentage chance that a wizard can learn a spell and add it to his spellbook. This number also represents the wizard's chance to successfully cast a spell from a scroll. For every spell level higher than the wizard can comprehend, the wizard receives a -10% penalty. For example, a wizard who can cast 3rd-level spells trying to use a 5th-level spell scroll, has a -20% penalty.

Max # Spells/Level: This is the maximum number of spells that a wizard can have in his spell book per level of spell. That is, a 3rd-level wizard with an Intelligence of 16 could learn a maximum of 11 1st-level and 11 2nd-level spells.

Lore Bonus: This bonus is added to the character's Lore ability. This is cumulative with the Lore bonus for Wisdom.
 
 

Wisdom

Mag Def Adj: Applies to saving throws against magical spells that attack the mind.

Bonus Spells: This is the number of additional spells a priest receives for exceptional Wisdom. The bonus spells are cumulative as you move down the table. Thus, a priest with 17 in Wisdom gains two 1st-, two 2nd-, and one 3rd-level spell as bonuses to their normal spellcasting abilities. These spells become available only when the priest can normally access spells of the appropriate level.

% Spell Failure: The chance that a spell attempt by a priest or druid character will fail before being successfully cast.

Lore Bonus: This bonus is added to the character's Lore ability. This is cumulative with the Lore bonus for Intelligence.
 
 

Charisma

Reaction Adj: This is the penalty or bonus due the character when dealing with NPCs or intelligent creatures. For encounter reactions, the computer generates a number between 8 and 12, then applies the modifier. The results indicate the reaction of the encounter to your party:

1-7: Hostile reaction

8-14: Neutral reaction

15-20: Friendly reaction
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thieving Ability Modifiers (* the numbers in parentheses reflect the base ability of a 1st-level thief before racial/Dexterity modifiers are applied.)

Race	Dexterity	Pick Pockets(15)	Open Locks(10)	Detect Traps(5)	Stealth(10) (Move Silently/Hide in Shadows)
Dwarf		-	+10	+15	-
Elf		+5	-5	-	+10
Gnome		-	+5	+10	+5
Half Elf		+10	-	-	+5
Halfling		+5	+5	+5	+15
	9	-15	-10	-10	-20
	10	-10	-5	-10	-15
	11	-5	-	-5	-10
	12	-	-	-	-5
	13-15	-	-	-	-
	16	-	+5	-	-
	17	+5	+10	-	+5
	18	+10	+15	+5	+10
	19	+15	+20	+10	+15
	20	+20	+25	+15	+18
	21	+25	+30	+20	+20
	22	+30	+35	+25	+23
	23	+35	+40	+30	+25
	24	+40	+45	+35	+30
	25	+45	+50	+40	+35

 

Experience Tables
 
 

Warriors

Level	Fighter	Paladin/Ranger	Hit Dice (d10)
1	0	0	1
2	2,000	2,250	2
3	4,000	4,500	3
4	8,000	9,000	4
5	16,000	18,000	5
6	32,000	36,000	6
7	64,000	75,000	7
8	125,000	150,000	8

 
 
 

Rogues

Level	Thief/Bard	Hit Dice (d6)
1	0	1
2	1,250	2
3	2,500	3
4	5,000	4
5	10,000	5
6	20,000	6
7	40,000	7
8	70,000	8

 
 
 

Priests

Level	Cleric	Druid	Hit Dice (d8)
1	0	0	1
2	1,500	2,00	2
3	3,000	4,000	3
4	6,000	7,500	4
5	13,000	12,500	5
6	27,500	20,000	6
7	55,000	35,000	7
8	110,000	60,000	8

 
 
 

Wizards

Level	Wizard	Hit Dice (d4)
1	0	1
2	2,500	2
3	5,000	3
4	10,000	4
5	20,000	5
6	40,000	6
7	60,000	7
8	90,000	8

 
 
 

Colors of the Schools

Specialist	School	Spell Effect Coloration	Opposition School*
Abjurer	Abjuration	Green	Alteration
Transmuter	Alteration	Blue	Abjuration, Necromany
Conjurer	Conjuration/Summoning	Orange	Divination
Diviner	Divination	White/Pearl	Conjuration/Summoning
Enchanter	Enchantment/Charm	Magenta	Invocation
Illusionist	Illusion	Multicolored	Necromancy
Invoker	Invocation	Red	Enchantment/Charm, Conjuration/Summoning
Necromancer	Necromancy	Ice/Blue	Illusion

* The opposition schools are the schools of magic that the specialist cannot comprehend or cast spells from.
 
 

Spell Progression (Spellcaster level is 1st vertical column, spell level is top row - ed.)

Wizard Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	4	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	4	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-

Priest/Druid Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6*	7**
1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
4	3	2	-	-	-	-	-
5	3	3	1	-	-	-	-
6	3	3	2	-	-	-	-
7	3	3	2	1	-	-	-
8	3	3	3	2	-	-	-

Note: Priests with high Wisdom receive additional spells

*usable by priests with 17 or greater wisdom

**usable by priests with 18 or greater wisdom

Bard Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	1	-	-	-	-	-
3	2	-	-	-	-	-
4	2	1	-	-	-	-
5	3	1	-	-	-	-
6	3	2	-	-	-	-
7	3	2	1	-	-	-
8	3	3	1	-	-	-

 

*P = Piercing, S = Slashing, B = Blunt

**F = Fighter, R = Ranger, P = Paladin, B = Bard, T = Thief, C = Cleric, D = Druid, M = Mage

OK, first, we have the groups of weapons in which you gain proficiency in. I don't know if the Euro manual has this info, so I'll put it in just in case.

There are 8 groups of weapons in which you can gain proficiency. Proficiency means you can use the weapon without looking like a fool (and without penalty to hit.) The less combat oriented your class (ie, like a mage or cleric is less battle savvy than a fighter), the worse the penalty to hit with a weapon type you're not proficient in. The groups and the weapons that belong in them are in the table.

Weapon speed : How fast your weapon is. In AD&D, each character and monster rolls 1d10 (a 10 sided dice) to see who goes first. The lowest number is fastest. However, if you are wielding a weapon, you add its speed factor to your roll, and then any other modifications (like Haste or Slow spells). This final result is used to see who goes first. For example : John, a fighter wielding a long sword (speed 5), is fighting a wyvern (natural weapons - speed 0.) John rolls a 4, and the wyvern rolls a 7. However, since John has his long sword, his final speed is 9, which means he goes after the wyvern in combat. So, how is this important? Well, imagine a 1st level character and a hobgoblin in a setting without initiative (speed.) Let's say that both hit, and both do enough damage with each hit to kill the other. Who dies? Or when a mage is hit while casting a spell - did it happen before he finished casting? Etc. Note that spells have their own speed factors - generally, the rule is 1 point/level of the spell. So a 1st level spell is +1 to your speed, while a 3rd level fireball is +3. Also, magical weapons take away 1 point from the speed for each + the weapon has (eg, a long sword +2 would be speed 3, instead of 5.)

Weapon Type : Either piercing, bashing/blunt or slashing. Clerics can only use blunt style weapons, which consists of the blunt group and the spiked group. Other classes are limited in other ways - thieves can use long swords but not two-handed swords, even though they are both slashing and both in the Large Sword group. This is pretty transparent in the game - when you buy items for a character, and have that character selected, it'll mark in red the items he/she can't use. Anyway, how is Weapon Type important? Well, some monsters can't be hit by this or that weapon type, and other monsters take half damage from some kinds of weapons (eg, skeletal creatures take only half damage from non-blunt weapons, since they have no flesh to slash, just bones to break - at which blunt weapons excel but slashing and piercing weapons suck.) Finally, different types of armors have modifiers against slashing, piercing and bashing weapons - a warrior in full plate gets a -4 bonus against slashing weapons, since full plate is specifically designed to protect against them. These bonuses are listed in the armor description, and do have a decent effect on the game - nothing critical, but might save you or hurt you a few times.) -- ed.
 
 

Ranged Weapons

Weapon	1 or 2 handed	ROF*	Speed Factor	Bonus to Hit	Bonus to Damage	Usable By
Composite Long Bow	2	2	7	+1	+2	F,R,P
Long Bow	2	2	8	+1	-	F,R,P,B
Short Bow	2	2	6	-	-	F,R,P,T,B
Dagger/Throwing Dagger	1	2	2	-	-	F,R,P,M,B,T
Throwing Axe	1	1	4	-	-	F,R,P
Sling	1	1	6	-	-	F,R,P,T,B,C,D,M
Darts	1	3	2	-	-	F,R,P,T,M,D
Heavy Crossbow	2	1	10	-	+2	F,R,P,B
Light Crossbow	2	1	7	-	-	F,R,P,B

*ROF = Rate of Fire
 
 

Armor

Armor	Armor Class	Usable By
Buckler	(-1 modifier)*	F,R,P,T,B,C,D
Small Shield	(-1 modifier)*	F,R,P,C
Medium Shield	(-1 modifier)*	F,R,P,C
Large Shield	(-1 modifier)*	F,R,P,C
Leather	8	F,R,P,T,B,C,D
Studded Leather	7	F,R,P,T,B,C,D
Chain Mail	5	F,R,P,B,C
Splint Mail	4	F,R,P,C
Plate Mail	3	F,R,P,C
Full Plate Armor	1	F,R,P,C

*Some shields are heavier than others and they offer increasingly better protection. Here are the effects of shields in the game:

Buckler: gives a -1 to Armor Class but does not protect against missile or piercing weapons.

Small Shield: gives -1 to Armor Class, but it does not protect against missile weapons

Medium Shield: gives -1 to Armor Class

Large Shield: gives -1 to Armor Class and -2 against missile weapons
 
 

Armor vs. Weapon Types

Armor	Slashing	Piercing	Bludgeoning
Leather Armor	0	+2	0
Studder Leather	-2	-1	0
Chain Mail	+2	0	+2
Splint Mail	0	-1	-2
Plate Mail	-3	0	0
Full Plate	-4	-3	0

(Note : Negative is good, positive is bad. - ed.)
 
 

Start Reputation

Alignment	Starting Reputation
Lawful Good	12
Neutral Good	11
Chaotic Good	11
Lawful Neutral	10
Neutral	10
Chaotic Neutral	10
Lawful Evil	9
Neutral Evil	9
Chaotic Evil	8

 

Effects of Actions on Reputation

Reputation Level	Killing an Innocent	Injuring an Innocent	Stealing	Killing a Flaming Fist Soldier	Giving Money to the Church*
20 (hero)	-10	-2	-1	-10	-
19	-10	-2	-1	-10	-
18	-9	-2	-1	-9	-
17	-8	-1	-1	-9	+1 (500)
16	-7	-1	-1	-9	+1 (400)
15	-6	-1	-1	-8	+1 (300)
14	-5	-1	-1	-8	+1 (300)
13	-5	-1	-1	-7	+1 (200)
12	-5	-1	-1	-7	+1 (200)
11	-4	-1	-1	-6	+1 (100)
10 (start)	-4	-1	-1	-6	+1 (100)
9	-3	-1	-1	-5	+1 (100)
8	-2	-1	0	-5	+1 (100)
7	-2	-1	0	-4	+1 (100)
6	-2	-1	0	-3	+1 (200)
5	-2	-1	0	-2	+1 (200)
4	-1	0	0	-2	+1 (200)
3	-1	0	0	-1	+1 (300)
2	-1	0	0	-1	+1 (400)
1 (villain)	0	0	0	0	+1 (500)

*the numbers in parentheses indicate the amount of gold pieces that must be donated in order to increase reputation
 
 

Reputation Reaction Adjustments

Reputation	Effect
20	The party receives a +4 reaction adjustment
18-19	The party receives a +3 reaction adjustment
16-17	The party receives a +2 reaction adjustment
14-15	The party receives a +1 reaction adjustment
8-13	No adjustment
7	The party receives a -1 reaction adjustment
6	The party receives a -2 reaction adjustment
5	The party receives a -3 reaction adjustment. Whenever the party enters a new area, there will be a 10% chance of a group of Flaming Fist spawning in and moving toward the party.
4	The party receives a -4 reaction adjustment. Whenever the party enters a new area, there will be a 20% chance of a group of Flaming Fist spawning in and moving toward the party.
3	The party receives a -5 reaction adjustment. Whenever the party enters a new area, there will be a 30% chance of a group of Flaming Fist spawning in and moving toward the party.
2	The party receives a -6 reaction adjustment. Whenever the party enters a new area, there will be a 50% chance of a group of Flaming Fist spawning in and moving toward the party.
1	The party receives a -7 reaction adjustment. Whenever the party enters a new area, a group of warriors will spawn and move toward the party.
0	The player can no longer buy items. Whenever the party enters a new area, a group of warriors will spawn and move toward the party. The player always receives a hostile reaction from NPCs.

 

NPC Reactions Toward Reputation

Reputation	Alignment
	Good	Neutral	Evil
1	Break	Break	Happy
2	Break	Angry	Happy
3	Angry	Angry	Happy
4	Angry	Unhappy	Happy
5	Angry	Unhappy	Happy
6	Unhappy	Neutral	Happy
7	Unhappy	Neutral	Neutral
8	Unhappy	Neutral	Neutral
9	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
10	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
11	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
12	Happy	Neutral	Neutral
13	Happy	Neutral	Unhappy
14	Happy	Neutral	Unhappy
15	Happy	Neutral	Unhappy
16	Happy	Neutral	Unhappy
17	Happy	Neutral	Unhappy
18	Happy	Neutral	Unhappy
19	Happy	Unhappy	Break
20	Happy	Unhappy	Break

 

Reputation Effect on Item Cost

Reputation	Percentage cost of item from base cost
20	-50%
19	-40%
18	-30%
17	-20%
16	-10%
15	-10%
14	Neutral
13	Neutral
12	Neutral
11	Neutral
10	Neutral
9	+10%
8	+20%
7	+20%
6	+30%
5	+40%
4	+50%
3	+100%
2	Stores will not sell items
1

 

Effects of Specialization

Level of Proficiency	Points Spent	Bonus to Hit	Bonus to Damage	Attacks per Round**
Proficient	1	0	0	1
Specialized*	2	+1	+2	3/2
Master	3	+3	+3	3/2
High Master	4	+3	+4	3/2
Grand Master	5	+3	+5	2

*Note that Paladins and Rangers cannot hone their skills beyond "specialized" (All other classes can only gain proficiency - ed.)

**Note that this refers to attacks with melee weapons only, and that Fighters, Rangers and Paladins also gain an extra attack at level 7.
 
 

Base Lore / Level

Class	Base Lore per Level*
Bard	10
Thief	3
Mage	3
Other	1

*Note that high/low Wisdom and Intelligence give a one time bonus/penalty for the character.