Arduin Week - 2020 - Day Two

As we continue with Day Two of Arduin Week 2020 let us begin with another item from our anonymous guest artist and his tribute to Dave Hargrave and Arduin.

The next two volumes that along with The Arduin Grimoire make up The Arduin Trilogy are Welcome to Skull Tower and The Runes of Doom.

The Arduin Grimoire (Arduin Grimoire Vol. I), 1977

The Table of Contents was added in either the 3rd or 4th printing.

Table of Contents (unedited): 

How to Play the Game
Experience Point Chart
Experience Level Charts
Character Limitation Charts
Height and Weight Charts
Notes on Fantastic Beings
Allignment Chart
Special Abilities Charts
New Character Classes
Multiversal Trading Co. Price List
Magik in Arduin
Clerical Undead Turn-away Charts
Various Saving Roll Charts
Random Chance Weapon Creation Chart
Prismatic Walls
New Spells
New Magikal Treasures
Notes on Allignment, Combat, Movement, Monsters, etc.
Melee and Attack Charts
Main Combat Table
Critical Hit and Fumble Charts
Brawl Chart
Were-creatures Combat Chart
Dinosaur Charts
Sea Creatures List
Escape Table
Encounter Charts
Weather Tables
Random fog/mist Generator
Random Trap Matrix
Fantastic Diseases
New Monsters
Demon Lore
The 21 Planes of Hell
Lesser Demon Lists

Welcome to Skull Tower (Arduin Grimoire Vol. II), 1978

Here is the Table of Contents for Vol II (without any editing):

TABLE Of CONTENTS
Notes on character functions, capabilities  and characteristics
New character classes
Character Saving-Throw and Limitation Charts
Character Resurrection and Reincarnation Charts
Non-Weapon Attack Matrix and Critical Hit Charts
Real medicine and fantasy gaming
Gunnery Charts
Monster-Slaying Experience Charts
General Hireling Pay Scales
Multiversal Trading Company Price lists, Price Examples, etc.
Coinage Value Chart
Gems and other valuables
New Mages' Spells
New Druidical Magik
New Clerical Magik
New Treasure
New Monsters
Dungeon Sign Posts
Rules changes and additions
Notes on Magik
Notes on Combat
Weapon Breakage Chart
Weapon Classification Tables
Miscellanous Notes
Travel Notes and Charts
"Stoning" Save Chart
Comments
Arduin, its Seasons and Days
Arduinian Guilds and Societies
Religion in Arduin
Law and Punishment
Rank and Royalty
Arduin, a Capsule History
The Elf-Human Wars
The Inns and Roadhouses of Arduin
Undead Attack Chart
Space Creatures and Aliens

The Runes of Doom (Arduin Grimoire Vol. III), 1978

Here is the Table of Contents for Vol III (without any editing):

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Character individualization, leqacy and equipnent charts, etc.
Character aging . . . . . . . .  . . .
Natural Character Armor Classes . . . .
Random events, charts, solo DM'ing, etc.
New character classes . . . . . . .
Resurrection and other clerical notes
New Character Hit Point System
Guild fees . . . . . . . .
Random Life Style Changes
Combat and Other Notes
Energy Weapons (Chart) in fantasy games
New Magikal Items
New Mages Spells . .
New Clerical Magik
New Druidical Magik
"Techno Magik" . ·
Hell Spirals . . .
100 New Monsters .
True Elementals
New Lesser Demons
The Great Name Demons
Arduin's Principle Noble Familys .
The Bandits, Brigands & Highwaymen of Arduin
Denizens of Arduin's "under citys"
Notable Characters of Arduin's Legends
Principle Wild Tribes of Arduin :
Arduin' s Dungeons, Towers, Cavarns and other areas of Death & Glory
A Message to the Fans of Arduin

These first three volumes have been organized and placed into a single newly typeset volume as The Arduin Trilogy with this cover:

The following In Memoriam was placed at the beginning of this new presentation.

Of course no one could turn a phrase quite like Dave Hargrave:

There are three iconic monsters that Dave Hargrave introduced in Arduin. These are some great names and great monsters. Since the descriptions are quite lengthy I am only going to post a couple of snippets for each below:

Classic!

Their "time slips" make for interesting combat, as does their leaping ability which is in another part of the description.

I love the Phraints, they are a very versatile and worthy  opponent. When I obtained The Arduin Grimoire and then volumes two and three, I added these monsters to my OD&D campaign.

Adjudicating a combat full of leaps and time slips between Deodanths and Phraints

Saurigs are my favorite Dave Hargrave creation. As they were split into two types, when I moved them into my campaign, I split my version into several types beyond these two.

Note that they do not have to kill you to eat you, they will not quibble about eating you or anything else alive.

Also there were many new classes for your campaign, two of these where the Star Powered Mage and the True Paladin Class.

They have limits, but they also have perks, especially at night under a starry sky.

My Paladins have been strongly influenced by the Arduin version, as they are indeed much more than just a fighting Cleric.

This does not even skim the surface where Arduin is concerned.