The method of play varies slightly between series but is basically the same book to book.

Kai Series

Combat Skill	Combat Skill is how skilled your are in combat. Initally you pick a number from the random number chart and add 10.
Endurance	Endurance is how strong you are. When your are hurt this number falls. If it falls to zero then you are dead. To find your Endurance, pick a number from random number chart and add 20 to that number.
Kai Disciplines	You start out with five diciplines and learn one new one with each compleated book. These disciplines are:

Camouflage
Hunting
Sixth Sense
Tracking
Healing
Weaponskill
Mindshield
Mindblast
Animal Kinship
Mind over Matter

Weapons	You may only hold two weapons at a time. There is no benefit to carrying certian weapons. (Except for some bonuses.)
Backpack	A backpack is used to carry common items. There is room to hold eight items. Examples of common items are meals, potions, rope, keys, ect...
Special Items	Special Items are items that usally do not have to be stored in your backpack. They can be almost any kind of item.(ie. a weapon, a map, ect..) There is no limit on Special Items in this series.
Belt Pouch	The belt pouch carries gold crowns. There is a maximum of 50 gold crowns it can carry.
Combat	This is very easy although when I first heard it I was confused. (But that was when I was 9 years old.) You have combat skill and your enemy has combat skill. You subtract their combat skill from yours. This is t he Combat Ratio. You then pick a number from the random number chart or roll a 10 sided die to get a number 0-9. You then plug it into this chart:

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Combat Ratio

-11

-10/-9

-8/-7

-6/-5

-4/-3

-2/-1

0/0

+1/+2

+3/+4

+5/+6

+7/+8

+9/+10

+11

E -0

E -1

E -2

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

LW K

LW -8

LW -6

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

E -0

E 0-

E -0

E -1

E -2

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

LW K

LW -8

LW -7

LW -6

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

E -0

E -1

E -2

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -1

LW -8

LW -7

LW -6

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

E -0

E -1

E -2

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

LW -8

LW -7

LW -6

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

E -1

E -2

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

E -14

LW -7

LW -6

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

LW -1

E -2

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

E -14

E -16

LW -6

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

LW -1

E -3

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

E -14

E -16

E -18

LW -5

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

LW -1

LW -0

E -4

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

E -14

E -16

E -8

E K

LW -4

LW -3

LW -2

LW -1

LW -0

E -5

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

E -14

E -16

E -18

E K

LW -3

LW -2

LW -0

E -6

E -7

E -8

E -9

E -10

E -11

E -12

E -14

E -16

E K

LW -0

The Numbers are the Endurance points u subtract.
K = killed automatically
E = Enemy
LW = Lone Wolf

Magnakai Series

Magnakai Disciplines

Weaponmastery
Aninal Control
Curing
Invisibility
Huntmastery
Pathsmanship
Psi-surge
Psi-screen
Nexus
Divination

Bow & Quiver

In this and later series there is a added weapon. A Bow is useful to hit long range targets but it can't
be used in close combat. You also need a quiver and arrows if you want use a bow. Arrows are
de ducted when used.

Lore Circles of the Magnakai

There are four schools that divide up the Magnakai disciplines. Master all the disciplines in one school and you are rewarded a bonus:

Magnakai Circle	Disciplines needed	Combat Skill	Endurance
Circle of Fire	Weaponmastery & Huntmastery	+1	+2
Circle of Light	Animal control & Curing	0	+3
Circle of Solaris	Invisibility, Huntmastery & Pathsmanship	+1	+3
Circle of the Spirit	Psi-surge, Psi-shield, Nexus & Divination	+3	+3

Magnakai Levels
No. of Magnakai Disciplines mastered by Kai Master	Magnakai Rank
1	Kai Master
2	Kai Master Senior
3	Kai Master Superior
4	Primate
5	Tutelary
6	Principalin
7	Mentora
8	Scion-kai
9	Archmaster
10	Kai Grand Master

Grand Master Series

Grand Master Disciplines

Grand Weaponmastery
Animal Control
Deliverance (Advanced Curing)
Assimilance (Advanced Invisibility)
Grand Huntmastery
Grand Pathsmanship
Kai-surge
Kai-screen
Grand Nexus
Telegnosis (Advanced Divination)
Magi-Magic
Kai-alchemy

Backback	In this series you are allowed two more items in your backpack.
Special Items	In this series you are limited to a list of Special Items listed at the beginning of each book.

Grand Master Levels
No. of Grand Master Disciplines Acquired	Grand Master Rank
1	Kai Grand Master Senior
2	Kai Grand Master Superior
3	Kai Grand Sentinel
4	Kai Grand Defender
5	Kai Grand Guardian
6	Sun Knight
7	Sun Lord
8	Sun Thane
9	Grand Thane
10	Grand Crown
11	Sun Prince
12	Kai Supreme Master

New Order Series

Start Over	In this series you are no longer Lone Wolf. You are one of his best pupils and are part of the New Order of Kai.
Kai Name	Because you are no longer Lone Wolf you may make up you own name or make a name using the following chart. I of course randomly got the name Sword Shield so I picked a new name. Pick a different number for the prefix and suffix.

	Kai name prefix	Kai name suffix
0	Swift	Blade
1	Sun	Fire
2	True	Hawk
3	Bold	Heart
4	Moon	Friend
5	Sword	Star
6	Wise	Dancer
7	Storm	Helm
8	Rune	Strider
9	Brave	Shield

Kai Weapons

These are ten weapons forged by Lone Wolf. They are reserved for Grand Masters. You may pick one or you can pick a random number that corresponds to the chart below. Once you have your Kai Weapon, you may not exchange it so pick carefully. The first CS column is the bonus you get when using it in battle. The second CS column is the bonus you get when using it under the specified condition. You get this instead of the +5CS bonus.

RN	Weapon Type	Weapon Name	CS	Unique Properties	CS
0	Axe	Spawnsmite	+5	vs.reptilian enemies	+6
1	Axe	Alema	+5	vs.undead enemies	+7
2	Axe	Magnara	+5	vs.rock or stone	+8
3	Sword	Sunstrike	+5	when used in daylight	+6
4	Sword	Kaistar	+5	when used at night	+7
5	Sword	Valiance	+5	when used vs.magicians	+8
6	Sword	Ulnarias	+5	when used underwater	+9
7	Broadsword	Raumas	+5	vs.winged enemies	+6
8	Broadsword	Illuminatus	+5	when used	+7
9	Broadsword	Firefall	+5	vs.fire-emitting enemies	+8

New Order Levels

Because you are a Grand Master in the New Order Series, follow the Grand Master Levels in the Grand Master Series.

New Order Grand Master Disciplines

The same holds true for the New Order Disciplines. They are the same as the Grand Master Series Disciplines.