Hit Dice:

Hit Dice Type: d4 —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Maximum Number of Hit Dice: 11 —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Starting Money:

Your character is unusual, exceptional as compared to the norm. This applies to abilities and funds as well. Thus, he or she will have a large supply of coins with which to purchase equipment and supplies to begin adventuring. The possible number of gold pieces which a player begins depends upon the character class: —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Magic-User: 20-80 g.p. (2d4) —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

To determine the number of gold pieces your character has at the start, simply roll the appropriate dice and total the sum (adding a decimal place if necessary). —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Most of these funds will quickly be spent on the costs of staying in the adventuring area and acquiring the equipment which will be used for adventuring. (See BASIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES COSTS table hereafter.) —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Armor and Weapons Permitted:

Armor: none —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Shield: none —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Weapons: dagger, dart, staff —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Oil: yes —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Poison: DM’s choice —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Magic Item Use:

There are many powerful items of magic which only this class of character can employ. Most magic scrolls, wands, staves, and many of the miscellaneous items of magic are usable only by this class. Thus, while magic-users are not as strong in combat with weapons, they are possibly the most fearsome of all character classes when high levels of ability are finally attained. Survival to that point can be a problem, however, as low-level magic-users are quite weak. —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook

Stronghold:

It is possible for a magic-user of 12th or higher level to construct a stronghold and clear the countryside in a 10 or 20 mile radius of all monsters, thus ruling an area much as a noble. If this is accomplished, a revenue of 5 silver pieces per inhabitant is generated in the territory rules. —Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Edition 1 Player’s Handbook