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L C~Sr Dorsed by the Respective Companies Except Where PO Box 707 Specifically Stated Ln the Text "Slowly but surely withal moveth the might of the gods." -Euripides Even in divine games of chess, the action begins with a clash of pawns. In Pawns: The Opening Move, the first suv­ porting product for The Primal Order, you will find a collection of powerful minions. monsters, and other entitles waiting to help you add some extra excitement and challenge to your game world. Whether you're searching for div­ ine servants to intercede between your PCs and their distant deities, mighty beasts to defy even your strongest party, or just a fewSample fascinating creatures for your adventurers to glimpse and wonder about, fileyou need look no further. This supplement must be used with an existing WIZARjS roleplaying game system, such as those Usted on page v. These rules should not be considered as official rules for those products and are not en- _.l_c~sr dorsed by the respective companies except where PO Box 707 specifically stated ln the text. Renton, WA 98057-0707 BY NIGEL YIHDLEY Sample file Legal Stuff The Primal Order," primal energy;" primal base:" primal flux;" Pawns: The Opening Move': the term "capsystem;" n and Wizards of the Coast~ are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. The mention of or reference to any companies or products in these pages should not be construed as a challenge to the trademarks or copyrights concerned, including those which have inadvertently not been designated by the appropriate symbols. Pawns, The Opening Move is not endorsed by the following trademark holders, nor are there any associations or affiliations between these companies and Wizards of the Coast, Inc., with the exception of Stephan Michael Sechi. 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Printed in the United States or America 96 95 94 93 92 10987654321 ISBN 1·880992· 08-6 iii Author: Nigel Findley. Creature Creation & Design: Peter D. Adkison-animants, Beasts of Babylon, chayamis, elemars, gatherers, helkyries, las humeredas, magitors, planar par­ asites, the primordial dragons (Demache, Myrolaos, Panethne, Sopharios, & Zephrosyne), royal pixies, true unicorns, Wolves of Fenris; James E. Hays, Jr.-abyssal hounds, allistayrs, askaratans, bachrons, bordecks, Corliss, eoni, hedvikis, Keepers of Law, Knights of Justice (greater and lesser), pandirwas, pinoscae, ravidans, stolocks, sumitami, valchii, zorgai; W. R. Woodall- abyssars, ark radiances, Dogs of War, eternal stalkers, Everlasting, force titans, maskim, soulwarden s, Ur wraiths, Warlords of Sardo en. Project Managers: James E. Hays, Jr., W. R. Woodall. Design and Development Director: James E. Hays, Jr. Copyediting: Beverly Marshall Saling. Proofreading: Beverly Marshall Saling, James E. Hays, Jr. Layout: Dave Howell, Jesper Myrfors. Typesetting: Dave Howell. Art Direction: Usa Stevens, Jesper Myrfors. Production Director: Lisa Stevens. Front Cover Art: P. D. Breeding-Black. Front Cover Logo: Rich Kaalaas. Back Cover Logo: Chris Rush. Back Cover Art: Ron Spencer. Interior Illustrations: Grant Costa, Dan Gelon, Anson Maddocks, Cheryl Man­ dus, Jeff Menges, Jesper Myrfors, Chris Rush, Ron Spencer. Integration Notes Coordinator: Mark Phredrus. The Experts: Andrew Akins, Keith "Puma" Andreano, R. Allan Baruz, Travis Casey, Mike Davis, Andrew C. Durston, Randall R. Escoto, Brian A. Hixon, George Huber, Craig Janssen, Tadhg Kelly, Jeremy Lakatos, Dustin Laurance, Bryan ]. Maloney, David P. Martin, Loren Miller, Mark Minnotte, Jesse Mundis, Jim Ogle, Andrew Osterburg, Mark Phredrus, Laird Popkin, Greg Porter, M. ]. Ritch, Jonathan Sari, Curtis Shenton, Michael R. Smith, Ryk Erik Spoor, George Thornton,Sample Richard Tomasso, Steven H. Underwood, Tom Wylie. file iv Pawns: The Opening Move COH1'EH1'3 Foreword vi Introduction 1 Abyssal Hound 4 Abyssar 7 Allistayr .. 10 Animant .. 13 Ark Radiance 16 Askaratan 19 Bachron .. 22 Beast of Babylon 25 Bordeck 29 Chayami . 32 Corliss .. 35 DogofWar 38 Elemar .. 41 Eonus . 45 Eternal Stalker 48 Everlasting 51 Force Titan 54 Gatherer 57 Hedviki 60 Helkyrie 63 Keeper of Law 66 Knight of Justice 69 LaHumareda 74 Magi tor 77 Maskim 81 Pandirwa 84 Pinosca 87 Planar Parasite 90 Primordial Dragons 94 Demache 95 Myrolaos . 98 SamplePanethne file101 Sopharios 104 Zephrosyne 107 Ravidan .. 110 Contents v Royal Pixie 113 Soul warden 116 Stolock 120 Sumitami 124 True Unicorn 127 UrWraith 130 Valchis . 133 Warlord of Sardoen 137 Wolf of Fenris 140 Zorgai 143 Integration Notes 147 ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 147 ARsMAGICA 150 GURPS 153 HARNMASTER 156 HERO 160 PAUADIUM 162 RoLEMASTER 164 RUNEQUEST 170 SHADOWRUN 173 TALISIANTA 175 TORG 177 WARHAMMER FANTASY RoLEPlAY 180 WARP WORlD .. 183 "Boom ffihE "umh"'R Born in Venezuela and raised throughout V\ I llcJ £r\ llcJV the western hemisphere, Nigel Findley moved to Vancouver, B.C. in 1969. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with degrees in genetics and creative writing, so logically his career path took him into the computer industry. After several years as a technical writer, department manager, and finally marketing executive, he went out on his own as a freelance writer in 1989. In the years since his first game-related piece was published in an early issue of Dungeon Adventures, he has written material for most major game systems. His first two novels, Into the Void, in TSR'stM Spelljammer"' series, and 2XS, a Shadowrun"' novel published by Penguin's Roc imprint, are selling very well. He has three more novels corning out within the next year: Out ofNippon for the TORG~ system; Shadowplay, to beSample published by Roc; and The Broken Sphere, another Spelljammer"' novel. file.
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