Introduction for new players
This game uses the AD&D 1st Edition rules, including the Wilderness Guide and Unearthed Arcana. Certain elements of later versions are included in the customized rule set.
This is a game specifically about thievery and featuring characters which are all thieves. Thieves do not have to be evil; thieves are often people who developed a skillset out of necessity, then evolved it into their profession. All personality types are represented, among the Guild of Thieves.
The action takes place in the nearby towns area and on the grounds of a mega-fortress. There is no wandering off into the woodlands; no going back to search your childhood home; no taking a merchant caravan out of town and on to bigger things. This is the game world.
Characters in For Thieves Only can be multi-classed, as long as one class is thief or assassin. Start with 2,250 experience points; if multi-classed, divide the points equally among your classes. All characters in this game must have a minimum dexterity of 14. All racial types are allowed.
Each character begins with 80 points for your stats. Each character rolls a d8 on the in-game dice roller and adds it to the 80. Then, divide those points as you will among the six attributes- ST, WIS, DEX, CHAR, INT, CON. Your character can have a maximum of one stat rated 18; no more than two at 17. The game is designed to create characters with great stats.
You can create any back story for your character. You can create no back story. People in life are like that. You start out with 200 gold worth of equipment. No magical items. No specialized items. You all came from somewhere else to this place to seek a thieves' fortune; you wouldn't do that, if you had a good life elsewhere.
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