The kitchen Sink

Heroes attempts to cover most aspects of life and death in the Dark Ages, but I readily admit that we haven’t covered everything. So, just what IS covered in Heroes 1.2? Well, here is the contents…

Dedication1
Preface to the Heroes 1.22
Triente3
In the beginning4
Dice5
Choosing a Character5
Social Background6
On having more than one figure7
Weapons7
Familiar Weapons8
Weapon Training8
Naming a character9
Weapon and Armour Point Values9
Individual Attributes10
Creating a Non-Player Character (NPC)11
Abandoning a Hero12
Increasing Individual Attribute Ratings12
Special Knowledge13
The Monetary System14
Personal Appearance14
Relationships14
Mistresses15
Bawdy House Women15
Marriage15
Social Rating17
Raising Social Level17
Pep and Social Rating18
Expenses19
Incidental Expenses19
Inns, Taverns & Ale-houses20
Arms and Armouries21
Taxes and Incomes22
Regular Income22
Official Posts23
The Posts - The Guild23
The Duke’s Court25
Civic Posts in Triente28
Regular Jobs29
RHIP (Rank has its privileges)30
The Fair Price30
Movement on Land31
Setting up Incidents33
Umpires34
Weapons and Armour34
Odd Incidents35
Meetings on the Road36
Chance Occurances41
Slavery41
The Asking Price43
The Slave Market in Triente.44
Other Slave Markets.45
Bawdy Houses.47
Bawdy House Incidents48
Political Factors49
Weapons50
The Watch50
Quarters50
Crime and Punishment51
Gaol (Jail)52
Trial53
Punishment… Wergild.54
Buying or Seizing Land55
Taxes and Duties55
Landholding56
Gaining Land56
Mounting an Expedition57
Hiring Mercenaries57
Expenses etc.58
Hiring…58
Shares.59
Attacks on Villages and Farms60
Raids on Arable Area Settlements60
Raids on Cattle Grazing Areas61
Burning and Looting Villages62
Brigandage62
Additional Skills63
Campaigns by Land64
Land Campaigns64
Minor Campaigns64
Major Campaigns64
Deciding to attack65
Campaign Result65
Shares66
Ships and Piracy67
Buying a Ship67
Voyages68
Wind direction68
Wind strength:68
Movement Rates69

Risk to ships69
Further Risk70
The coast70
Storms70
Incidents at Sea71
Merchant Crews72
Attacks on Trientian Shipping72
Naval Campaigns74
Minor Expeditions74
Ensuing events75
Major Expeditions76
Naval Battles77
Prizes79
Shares79
Merchant Venturing80
Trade tables81
Transporting goods82
Transport Capacity82
The Journey82
Areas of Risk82
Commercial Activity84
Buying And Selling84
PROPERTY85
Buying a Property86
Selling Property86
Property value fluctuation86
Letting Property86
Risk to Property87
Investments87
Money Lending89
Wounds, Illness and Health90
Constitution & Health Factor (Con, HF)90
Infection90
Permanent Effects90
Doctors91
General diseases91
Drs. and Wounds91
Appendix I92
Original Individual Attributes92
Basic Value Modification92
Value Modification Table93
Creating a Non-Player Character(NPC)93
Personal Appearance94
Appendix II Ouesterlands94
The Empire94
Italia95
Langobardia (cf. North Italy)95
Adallia (cf. South Italy)98
Austrasia98
Swabingia (cf. South Germany)98
Saxonia (cf. North Germany)100
Gresse (cf. Central Germany)100
Neustria100
Isle (cf. Central France)100
Normande (cf. Normandy)100
Gironde; (cf. Southern France)100
Ouestermarche (cf. Aquitaine)100
Beyond the Empire100
Translavonia (cf. the Balkans)100
Herzlavakia (cf Bohemia,Moravia)103
Poldavia (cf. Poland)104
Magyary (cf. Hungary)104
Russland (cf. Kievan Russia)104
The Tyrantian Empire (cf.Byzantium)105
The Islands (cf. Scicily,Corsica, etc.)106
Beyond the map…107
Ispania (North, cf. Christian Spain)107
Andalus (South, cf. Muslim Andalusia)107
Asgard (cf. the Viking lands)107
Angonia (cf. Anglo Saxon England)107
Cymraan (cf. the Celtic kingdoms)107
Orentia (cf. the Muslim states)108
Bakhran (cf. the Bulgar Khanate)108
The Map108
Appendix III Brief Combat Rules109
Shooting109
Weapons109
To hit a target109
Determining who is hit109
Saving Throws.109
Shields and dodges.110
Armour Saves and wound effects.110
Close Combat111
Weapon attributes111
Close Combat Table111
Heroes Combat System.112
Large Scale Battles112
Appendix IV Miniatures113

choose to be a Hero: Enjoy…