Appendix B — Equipment

Equipment covers everything from your character's money, to their weapons and armor, to the various items they could carry around with them. This system does not impose strict carry limits, though the GM may rule what can and cannot be carried on a case-by-case basis. As a general rule of thumb, only 10-20 important items should be in your inventory at a time. Only two hand-held items can be used at a time.

Credits

Throughout the world, there may be different currencies issued by different states and organizations. To avoid having players track how much wealth they have in each specific type of currency, a standardized unit is used: the Credit. Depending on the specific setting, there may or may not be a standard currency in-universe that acts as Credits, but it's assumed that currency can be exchanged easily enough to express in these more abstract units. One Credit is standardized to be worth about the price of a meal in an average restaurant, regardless of inflation or actual price in local currency.

Meals and Rations

Throughout an adventure, you will need to eat in order to avoid Hunger. This is done through expending Meals and Rations. These two items serve the same function, the only difference being that Rations can be placed into your inventory and never perish, while Meals must be consumed within a day of creation. In normal circumstances, Meals cost 1 Credit each, and Rations cost 2. Eating more than one Meal or Ration at a time provides no additional benefits.

Typically, you will need to eat twice per day to get the full benefits of Rest. The most efficient places to do so are directly before and after Sleep. Eating in the morning will allow you to avoid taking the -5 penalty to Rests throughout the day. Eating before Sleep will allow you to gain the full benefits of that Sleep. Refer to the rules on Rest and Hunger for specifics.

In addition to buying Meals and Rations from a shop for Credits, Meals can be obtained through hunting/foraging, and Rations can be obtained through preserving Meals. Both actions require about an hour of work in typical circumstances, and may require a Check if the relevant resources are scarce. In extremely scarce environments, the GM may make finding food into a full scene in and of itself.

Armor

Any Armor you wear will grant you an Adjustment to Athletics Saves against Attacks, There are two types of Armor: Light and Heavy. Light Armor gives an Adjustment in the range of +1 to +6. The Heavy Armor gives an Adjustment in the range from +3 to +12, however, you have one Removed Die when making Athletics Checks and Saves while wearing Heavy Armor. Only one set of armor may be worn at a time.

Shields

Shields provide the same Adjustment of Light Armor of the same cost as long as the shield is actively being held. For instance, a 30-credit shield provides a +3 Adjustment to Defense Saves when held.

Weapons

Weapons can grant Adjustments to Hit and Damage Checks, as well as grant various special abilities. Most weapons will use Dexterity as the Hit Attribute. Most striking weapons use Strength for the Damage Attribute, and ranged weapons usually use Dexterity. The Adjustments range from +0 to +6, and usually only apply to Hit or Damage Checks. Adjustments listed here as "—" are treated as +0. They are listed differently because "+0" stats can be upgraded, while "—" stats cannot.

Break Chance refers to an item's fragility when a Check made to use it is Critically Failed. If the Hit Check is the minimum possible for the dice being used, the player must make a Break Save for the weapon: roll 1d100 and if the result is less than or equal to the Break Chance, the weapon breaks, and cannot be used again until it is repaired.

Weapon Properties

Area of Effect (AoE) - Attacks made with the weapon target all chosen targets within a radius of the specified AoE range; i.e., the targeted space and all spaces reachable within the range distance. One Attack Check is made, but all targets make Defense Saves.

Area of Effect - All (AoE-A) - Similar to AoE, but simply targets all within the AoE range, even if the wielder doesn't want to.

Damage Type - Weapon deals damage of the specified type instead of Standard Damage.

Reload - This weapon can only be used once per round, even if a Feat would otherwise allow multiple uses.

Single-Use - The weapon can only be used once for an attack, after which it breaks and cannot be fixed.

Two-Handed - You can not use any other items requiring hand-usage while using this item.

Weapon List

Legendary Weapons

Just as the characters gain skill and renown as the campaign goes on, so too do their weapons. Any time a weapon is used to strike the final blow on a noteworthy foe, or when it is used in a particularly interesting way, the GM may reward that weapon a Legendary Weapon Point. These points can be spent on upgrades within this table to add special abilities and improvements to that particular weapon. Legendary Weapon Points cannot be transferred between weapons. Upgrades cannot be applied more than once, unless otherwise stated.

It's not impossible to find Legendary Weapons up for sale, but it's uncommon and generally expensive, as they tend to be well-known in their own right.