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your new Grand Master Action Chart . (You are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items.)
    However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the
Lone Wolf Kai
(Books 1–5) and
Magnakai
(Books 6–12) series to the
Lone Wolf Grand Master
series (Books 13–onwards):
Crystal Star Pendant
Sommerswerd
Silver Helm
Dagger of Vashna
Silver Bracers
Jewelled Mace
Silver Bow of Duadon
Helshezag
Korlinium Scabbard
Kagonite Chainmail
    [1] The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the Readers' Handbook for details.
    [2] If you have completed any previous
Lone Wolf Grand Master
adventures, remember to choose an additional Grand Master Discipline and add +1 to your basic COMBAT SKILL and +2 to your basic ENDURANCE for each adventure you successfully completed (cf. Grand Master Disciplines ).

Grand Master Disciplines
Kai & Magnakai Disciplines
    During your distinguished rise to the rank of Kai Grand Master you have become proficient in all of the basic Kai and Magnakai Disciplines. These Disciplines have provided you with a formidable arsenal of natural abilities which have served you well in the fight against the agents and champions of Naar, King of the Darkness. A brief summary of your skills is given below.
Weaponmastery
Proficiency with all close combat and missile weapons. Master of unarmed combat; no COMBAT SKILL loss when fighting bare-handed.
Animal Control
Communication with most animals; limited control over hostile creatures. Can use woodland animals as guides and can block a non-sentient creature's sense of taste and smell.
Curing
Steady restoration of lost ENDURANCE points (to self and others) as a result of combat wounds. Neutralization of poisons, venoms, and toxins. Repair of serious battle-wounds.
Invisibility
Mask body heat and scent; hide effectively; mask sounds during movement; minor alterations of physical appearance.
Huntmastery
Effective hunting of food in the wild; increased agility; intensified vision, hearing, smell, and night vision.
Pathsmanship
Read languages, decipher symbols, read footprints and tracks. Intuitive knowledge of compass points; detection of enemy ambush up to 500 yards; ability to cross terrain without leaving tracks; converse with sentient creatures; mask self from psychic spells of detection.
Psi-surge
Attack enemies using the powers of the mind; set up disruptive vibrations in objects; confuse enemies.
Psi-screen
Defence against hypnosis, supernatural illusions, charms, hostile telepathy, and evil spirits. Ability to divert and re-channel hostile psychic energy.
Nexus
Move small items by projection of mind power; withstand extremes of temperature; extinguish fire by force of will; limited immunity to flames, toxic gases, and corrosive liquids.
Divination
Sense imminent danger; detect invisible or hidden enemy; telepathic communication; recognize magic-using and/or magical creatures; detect psychic residues; limited ability to leave body and spirit-walk.
    Now, through the pursuit of your new skills and the further development of your innate Kai abilities, you have set out upon a path of discovery that no other Kai Grand Master has ever attempted with success. Your determination to become the first Kai Supreme Master, by acquiring total proficiency in all twelve of the Grand Master Disciplines, is an awe-inspiring challenge. You will be venturing into the unknown, pushing back the boundaries of human limitation in the pursuit of greatness and the cause of Good. May the blessings of the Gods Kai and Ishir go with you as you begin your brave and noble quest.
    In the years following the demise of the Darklords you have reached the rank of Kai Grand Defender, which means that you have mastered
four
of the Grand Master Disciplines listed below. It is up to you to choose which