


The lands of Dungeon World are a gods-forsaken mess. Who better than you to write the tale of your own heroism? Nobody. Someone’s got to be there, fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with the goons and the thugs and the soon-to-be-heroes. Sharpen that hidden dagger and take up the call. A mere minstrel can retell a thing, but it takes a true bard to live it. You, with your smooth tongue and quick wit. The tales told in every farmhand-filled inn have to have some ring of truth to them, don’t they? The songs to inspire peasantry and royals alike-to soothe the savage beast or drive men to a frenzy-have to come from somewhere. The poems say an adventurer’s life is all open roads and the glory of coin and combat. There are monstrous things lurking in the world. Who better to retrieve it than a band of stalwart heroes? You and your friends are those heroes. More gold and jewels and magic lost to man have fallen between the cracks in the world than you can imagine.

Or is this the Cursed Wood, where dwells the Gray Witch? Or the throngs of hateful dead, looking to drag a meaty corpse back to their lair? Scary, sure, but there’s treasure, too. Slavering hordes of goblin troops, maybe. Every time the ranger guides his friends through the ancient woods there are a hundred things waiting to bite his head off. It isn’t all easy heroics and noble bravery, though. Treasure and glory are sought by a holy cleric, a tricky thief, a mighty paladin, and more. Others are more mysterious, conjuring up and wielding the mighty forces of magic. Some are near-invincible beasts of battle encased in iron armor. The races of elves, men, dwarves, and halflings all have their heroes. Adventurers take many shapes in Dungeon World. Brave heroes venture into the most dangerous corners of the land in search of gold and glory. A world of magic, gods and demons, of good and evil, law and chaos. Thanks ― 363 Teaching the Game ― 381 Adventure Conversion ― 385 Instant NPCs ― 393 Tag Reference ― 396 Index ― 400ĭungeon World is a world of fantastic adventure. Introduction ― 6 Playing the Game ― 17 Character Creation ― 49 Basic Moves ― 57 The Bard ☌ 83 The Cleric 91 The Druid 105 The Fighter 113 The Paladin 121 The Ranger 129 The Thief 137 The Wizard 145 The GM ― 159 First Session ― 177 Fronts ― 185 The World ― 205 Monsters ― 221Ĭavern Dwellers ― 235 Swamp Denizens ― 245 Undead Legions ― 257 Dark Woods ― 267 Ravenous Hordes ― 277 Twisted Experiments ― 289 Lower Depths ― 299 Planar Powers ― 307 Folk of the Realm ― 315

Dungeon World First Edition, November 2012 ©MMXII Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel All Rights Reserved Edited by Jay Loomis Lead Artist-Emily DeLisle Illustrations by Tony Dowler, Kyle Ferrin, Edwin Huang, Mike Luckas, Nate Marcel, and Isaac Milner Cover by Nate Marcel, back cover by Kyle Ferrin Book design by Sage LaTorra
