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|publisher=TSR
|itemcode=2020
|author=Kim Mohan
|date=1986
|format=Hardcover
|pgcount=124
|isbn10=0-88038-291-0
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|productblurb=This book, for new players and Dungeon Masters as well as more experienced campaigners, presents rules for adventuring in the outdoors. Opportunities and challenges await characters brave enough and hardy enough to take on the biggest "monster" of all&mdash;the wilderness!
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The sourcebook for AD&D© game adventures in the great outdoors!

== Table of Contents ==

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! <big>Section</big> !! <big>Page</big>
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! WILDERNESS SURVIVAL GUIDE: WHAT IS IT? !! 5
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| Defining the Outdoor Environment || 5
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| For the DM's Eyes Only || 5
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| Definition of Terms || 6
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! OVERVIEW OF THE WILDERNESS !! 7
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| Terrain: Desert || 7
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| Terrain: Forest || 7
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| Terrain: Hills || 8
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| Terrain: Mountains || 8
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| Terrain: Plains || 9
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| Terrain: Seacoast || 9
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| Terrain: Swamp || 9
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| Hierarchy of Terrain || 9
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| Bodies of Water || 9
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| Climate || 10
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! WILDERNESS PROFICIENCIES !! 11
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| '''Nonweapon Proficiencies''' || 11
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| Choosing Skills || 11
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| Success and Failure || 11
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| Improving Proficiencies || 11
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| Expanding Proficiency Slots || 12
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| Proficiency Descriptions || 13
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! DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER !! 18
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| Personal Temperature || 18
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| Clothing || 18
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| Protected and Unprotected Characters || 19
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| Effects on exertion || 19
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| Clothing That Functions as Armor || 19
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! EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT !! 21
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| Temperature and Wind || 21
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| Precipitation || 22
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| Special Weather || 23
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| Damage from Heat and Cold || 26
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| Effects on Equipment || 28
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! ENCUMBRANCE AND MOVEMENT !! 30
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| Encumbrance of Characters || 30
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| Terrain Definitions for Movement || 30
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| Large-scale Overland Movement || 31
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| Encumbrance and Movement for Land-based Animals || 32
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| Movement of Land-based Vehicles || 33
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| Movement Across Special Terrain || 33
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| Movement on Slippery Horizontal Surfaces || 39
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| Jumping || 39
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| Overland Movement in Reduced Visibility || 40
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| Swimming || 41
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| Movement in Waterborne Vehicles || 44
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| Flying Mounts || 47
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! FOOD AND WATER !! 50
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| Going Without Food || 50
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| Going Without Water || 50
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| Effects on Animals || 52
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| Minimum Daily Requirement of Food || 52
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| Minimum Daily Requirement of Water || 52
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| Food Gathering || 53
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| Consuming and Carrying Food || 58
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| Finding Water || 58
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! CAMPING AND CAMPFIRES !! 61
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| Natural Shelters || 61
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| Portable Shelters || 62
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| Rest and Comfort || 64
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| Fire: Friend and Foe || 65
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! MEDICINE AND FIRST AID !! 69
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| Availability of Medicinal Plants || 69
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| Injuries and Treatments || 70
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! VISION AND VISIBILITY !! 72
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| Normal Vision || 72
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| Infravision || 73
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| Ultravision || 74
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| Artificial Illumination || 74
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! NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE WILDERNESS !! 76
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| Volcanoes || 76
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| Earthquakes || 78
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| Tidal Waves || 79
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| Floods and Flash Floods || 80
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| Avalanches, Rockfalls, and Mudslides || 80
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| Quicksand || 83
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! COMBAT RULES FOR WILDERNESS PLAY !! 84
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| Fighting While Climbing || 84
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| Fighting While Precariously Balanced || 84
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| Fighting in Water || 85
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| Fighting in Poor Visibility || 86
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| Melee Combat from a Mount || 86
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| Missile Combat from a Mount || 86
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| Forcing Opponents to Dismount || 87
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! FATIGUE AND EXHAUSTION !! 88
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| Characters || 88
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| Land-based Mounts and Pack Animals || 88
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| Flying Mounts || 89
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! MOUNTS AND BEASTS OF BURDEN !! 90
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| Animals as Individuals || 91
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! MAGIC IN THE WILDERNESS !!  95
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| Spells || 95
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| Potions || 100
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| Protection Scrolls || 100
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| Rings || 100
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| Rods, Staves, and Wands || 101
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| Miscellaneous Magic || 101
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! DUNGEON MASTER'S SECTION !! 103
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| '''STARTING FROM SCRATCH''' || 103
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| '''APPENDIX: THE WORLD OF WEATHER''' || 107
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! COMPILED TABLES !! 120
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! INDEX !! 127
|}

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[[Category:Publication]]
Author	Kim Mohan +
Help Wanted Reason	Image Needed +
ISBN	0-88038-291-0 +
Item Code	2020 +
Media Type	Hardcover +
Page Count	124 +
Publication Date	1986 +
Publisher	TSR +
System	Dungeons and Dragons 1e +
Title	Wilderness Survival Guide +