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the Nightstalker has been established as −3. If the number taken from the Random Number Table is a 6, then the result of the first round of combat is:

Lone Wolf loses 3 ENDURANCE points (plus an additional 2 points for using Psi-surge)
Nightstalker loses 6 ENDURANCE points
On the Action Chart , mark the changes in ENDURANCE points to the participants in the combat.
Unless otherwise instructed, or unless you have an option to evade, the next round of combat now starts.
Repeat the sequence from Stage 3 .
    This process of combat continues until the ENDURANCE points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead. If Lone Wolf is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his ENDURANCE points possibly reduced.
    A summary of Combat Rules appears in the back of this book.
Evasion of Combat
    During your adventure you may be given the chance to evade combat. If you have already engaged in a round of combat and decide to evade, calculate the combat for that round in the usual manner. All points lost by the enemy as a result of that round are ignored, and you make your escape. Only Lone Wolf may lose ENDURANCE points during that round, but then that is the risk of running away! You may only evade if the text of the particular section allows you to do so.

Levels of Magnakai Training
    The following table is a guide to the ranks and titles that are achieved by Kai Masters at each stage of their training. As you successfully complete each adventure in the
Lone Wolf Magnakai
series, you will gain an additional Magnakai Discipline and progress towards the ultimate distinction of a Kai Warrior — Kai Grand Mastership.
Kai Master
Kai Master Senior
Kai Master Superior —
You begin the
Lone Wolf Magnakai
adventures with this level of training
.
Primate
Tutelary
Principalin
Mentora
Scion-kai
Archmaster
Kai Grand Master

Lore-circles of the Magnakai
    In the years before their massacre, the Kai Masters of Sommerlund devoted themselves to the study of the Magnakai. These skills were divided into four schools of training called ‘Lore-circles’. By mastering all of the Magnakai Disciplines of a Lore-circle, the Kai Masters developed their fighting prowess ( COMBAT SKILL ), and their physical and mental stamina ( ENDURANCE ) to a level far higher than any mortal warrior could otherwise attain.
    Listed below are the four Lore-circles of the Magnakai and the skills that must be mastered in order to complete them.
Circle of Fire
Weaponmastery & Huntmastery
Circle of Light
Animal Control & Curing
Circle of Solaris
Invisibility, Huntmastery & Pathsmanship
Circle of the Spirit
Psi-surge, Psi-screen, Nexus & Divination
    By completing a Lore-circle, you may add to your COMBAT SKILL and ENDURANCE the extra bonus points that are shown below.
Lore-circle Bonuses
Circle of Fire
+1 CS +2 EP
Circle of Light
0 CS +3 EP
Circle of Solaris
+1 CS +3 EP
Circle of the Spirit
+3 CS +3 EP
    All bonus points that you acquire by completing a Lore-circle are additions to your basic COMBAT SKILL and ENDURANCE scores.

Improved Disciplines
    As you rise through the higher levels of Magnakai training you will find that each of your skills will steadily improve. For example, if you possess the Discipline of Divination when you reach the Kai rank of Scion-kai, you will be able to ‘Spirit Walk’ and leave your body in a state of suspended animation as you explore your immediate surroundings unhindered by physical limitations.
    The nature of these additional improvements and how they affect your Magnakai Disciplines will be noted in the Improved Disciplines section of future
Lone Wolf
books.

Magnakai Wisdom
    Your quest for the Lorestone of Varetta will be fraught with danger, for the lands that border upon the River Storn are wild and turbulent nations, constantly warring with one another. Use the map to help you during your adventure and make notes as you progress through the