Equipment

Items

Starting Equipment

Characters begin play only with basic equipment:

• 1 Martial Weapon
• Light or Medium Armor
• Travel Pack (5 days of food, bedroll)
• Change of clothes (Common Quality)
• 10 Gold

Additional equipment, including heavy armor, improved materials (quicksilver, adamantine, ironwood), substantial supplies, mounts, etc may be obtained using the Improved Background Benefit.

Armor & Shields

Armor Value

All armor has an armor value which is added to your available dodge bonus for a combined Physical Defense. This value is removed from the dice pools of incoming attacks. Unlike dodge, armor is not reduced after each incoming attack during the round. However, armor may be partially or completely bypassed by weapons or skills with the “Armor Piercing” ability.

Enhancement

Magical enhancement bonuses on armor do not stack with enhancement bonuses on a shield. Whichever defensive bonus is higher (armor enhancement OR shield enhancement) is added to the character's defense.

Damage Reduction

Medium and Heavy forms of armor provide Damage Reduction, which reduces incoming lethal damage to non-lethal damage. Each point of Damage Reduction reduces a single point of Lethal damage per attack. Certain powers provide Damage Reduction which in some cases may stack with the benefit provided by armor. If a power indicates that it adds "+x Physical Damage Reduction" it stacks with the benefit from armor, while powers that say "x Physical Damage Reduction" do not stack, and the highest value is applied. Damage Reduction may be bypassed by weapons or skills with the "Armor Piercing" ability.

Max Dodge

All armor has a maximum dodge value it allows wearers to apply towards their defense. Some special materials or spells can improve this limit. A player’s dodge is equal to the average of their Dexterity and Intelligence rounded down.

Armor Check Penalty

Medium and Heavy armor is more difficult to move in than light or no armor reducing the wearer's Speed, as well as their Acrobatics, Climb, Stealth, and Swim skills. The Heavy Armor Training Benefit can reduce the Speed penalty, but not the skill penalty.

Shield Bonuses

Shields provide a Shield bonus to defense, and act to counter the Armor Piercing attribute. Both the defensive bonus, and the Armor Piercing Reduction may only be applied when the shield user is not flat-footed.

Armor

Armor Type	Examples	Armor Value	Damage Reduction	Max Dodge	Armor Check Penalty	Required Strength
Light	Studded Leather, Chain Shirt	1	-	5	-	1
Medium	Chainmail, Scale Mail	2	1	3	1	2
Heavy	Full Plate	3	2	1	2	3

Shields

Shield Type	Examples	Armor Value	Armor Piercing Reduction	Armor Check Penalty	Required Strength
Light	Buckler, Hoplon	1	1	-	2
Heavy	Heater Shield, Kite Shield	2	1	1	3

Weapons

Armor Piercing

Weapons with this attribute ignore a number of points of their target’s armor equal to their Armor Piercing value. If a weapons Armor Piercing value equals or exceed the Base Armor Rating AND the Enhancement values of the weapon equal or exceed the Enhancement values of the target's armor then any Damage Reduction is also ignored.

Example 1: Mar is wearing a chainmail shirt (2 Armor, 1 DR) and a guard fires a Medium Crossbow (2 damage, +2 AP) at him. Neither have Enhancement bonuses. The guard's crossbow reduces Mar's Armor to 0, which causes his attack to ignore the chainmail Damage Reduction.

Example 2: Captain Myana is wearing a chainmail shirt which contains an Imbued Shaman Spirit offering a +1 Enhancement Bonus. The same guard firing a Medium Crossbow at her would reduce the Armor by 2 (+2 AP), but because he does not have an equal or higher Enhancement Bonus on his weapon, would not ignore her Damage Reduction.

Ignore Dodge

Weapons with this attribute ignore a number of points of their target’s dodge equal to their Ignore Dodge value. This does not apply to other attackers, or count towards making the target Flatfooted.

Weapons

Weapon Type	Examples	Hands	Damage	Special Attributes	Required Strength	Uses Stat
Tiny	Knife	1	1	May be thrown, Range increments of 5/10/15	1 Strength	Strength or Dexterity
Small	Dagger, Poniard	1	1	+1 Armor Piercing, May be thrown, Range increments of 5/10/15	1 Strength	Strength or Dexterity
Medium	Shortsword, Rapier, Spear, Javelin	1	2	+1 Armor Piercing. Javelins may be thrown, Range increments of 10/15/20.	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity
Large	Longsword, Flail, Warhammer, Mace, Axe	1	3	-	2 Strength	Strength
Two Handed Slashing	Greataxe, Greatsword, Polearm	2	5	-	3 Strength	Strength
Two Handed Piercing	Long Spear, Lance	2	4	+1 Armor Piercing, May be wielded 1H while mounted	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity
Staves	Staff	2	2	Non-Lethal Damage	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity
Tiny Ranged	Hand Crossbow	1	1	Fast action to reload, Range increments: 15/25/35	1 Strength	Dexterity
Small Ranged	Short Bow, Light Crossbow	2	1	+1 Armor Piercing, Move action to reload, Range increments: 15/25/35.	1 Strength	Dexterity
Large Ranged	Longbow, Medium Crossbow	2	2	+2 Armor Piercing, Move action to reload, Range increments: 20/40/60.	2 Strength	Dexterity
Heavy Ranged	Heavy Crossbow	2	3	+3 Armor Piercing, Full round action to reload, Range increments: 20/40/60.	1 Strength (winch)	Dexterity

Unique Weapons

Unique Weapons function similarly to Martial Weapons, but may be made of uncommon materials, offer additional bonuses, or are only available in particular areas.

Weapon Name	Hands	Damage	Special Attributes	Required Strength	Uses Stat	Description
Ice Axe	1	2	+1 Armor Piercing, +1 Climb	1 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	A combination weapon/tool, the traditional Svaald Ice Axe has a long spike or hook on the rear of the weapon used to drive into ice to aid in climbing. The front edge is wedgelike and can shear through ice as well as flesh.
Fighting Gloves	2	3	Unarmed Combat rolls deal Lethal damage.	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	These metal studded gloves are designed to turn a simple punch into a deadly weapon. They are frequently worn by the Koolongi fighting monks when they need to defend themselves on long travels.
Ultra-Greatsword	2	6	-1 Dodge	4 Strength	Strength	An extremely rare weapon, the Ultra-Greatsword is large and heavy, requiring extreme strength to wield effectively. Even when the wielder is strong enough to swing the weapon, it drags their body reducing their ability to defend themselves. The choice for attackers willing to give up defenses for the maximum in offense.
Alloy Bow	2	3	+2 Armor Piercing, Range increments are 20/40/60.	3 Strength	Dexterity	The extreme cold of the Northern Wastes, and the lack of wood, made traditional bows impossible to construct; however, the Svaald's skill in metalworking crafted an alloy flexible enough to be used for a bow, and fine quicksilver wires for string. The resulting bows are difficult to draw, but pack a substantial punch.
Elven Thinblade	1	2	+1 Armor Piercing	1 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	This one-handed weapon of elvish design mixes the longsword and the rapier into a narrow edged blade with a piercing point. The weapon may be used to make Piercing or Slashing attacks with equal benefit.
Chakram	1	2	+1 Armor Piercing. May be thrown, Range increments are 10/15/20.	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	This exotic throwing weapon is most commonly used by Wild Elves and Feran in their native jungles and forests. It can be used as both a melee weapon and a thrown weapon.
Magitech Pistol	1	2	Ignores Dodge, 2 charges, Full Round Action to reload charges at the cost of 1 Mana per charge, Range increments are 15/35/55.	1 Strength	Dexterity	This expensive weapon is found only in specific regions in the world (e.g. Devin). It uses a magical core to fire deadly bolts, but must be recharged with the wielder's own energy.
Magitech Rifle	2	4	Ignores Dodge, 1 charge, Full Round Action to reload charges at the cost of 1 Mana per charge, Range increments are 20/40/60.	2 Strength	Dexterity	This expensive weapon is found only in specific regions in the world (e.g. Devin). It uses a magical core to fire deadly bolts, but must be recharged with the wielder's own energy.

Exotic Weapons

Exotic Weapons are substantially different to wield than normal weapons and require special training. Each Exotic Weapon has its own Exotic_Weapons_Skill which needs to be learned independently.

Weapon Name	Hands	Damage	Special Attributes	Required Strength	Uses Stat	Description
Claw Gauntlets	2	2	+1 Armor Piercing, Allows use of the Natural Weapons Fighting Style.	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	These gloves or wristguards are mounted with razor sharp metal claws. Originally created in Koolong as a homage to the Feran fighters who saved their homeland, they are most commonly associated with the Rei-shaad Order.
Spiked Chain	2	2	Reach, allows Grapple attempts with Melee Weapons skill instead of Unarmed Combat	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	The spiked chain may include a variety attachments on the end, such as a dagger (thrown weapon with 3 yard range which can be retrieved with the chain), or kama (a medium melee weapon which can be dual wielded with the chain itself).
Quicksilver Elven Longblade	2	5	+1 Ignore Dodge (Quicksilver)	2 Strength	Strength or Dexterity	This gently curved two-handed weapon of elvish design uses the light weight of quicksilver to make an extremely agile two-handed sword which can be wielded with Dexterity or Strength.

Special Materials

Weapon Special Materials

Weapon Material	Weapon Size	Equipment Bonus
Quicksilver	All Melee	-1 Strength requirement	+1 Ignore Dodge
Adamantine	Small, Medium, Large	+1 Strength requirement	+1 Armor Piercing
Adamantine	Two-Handed	+1 Strength requirement	+1 Armor Piercing
Glass-Steel	All Melee	-1 Strength requirement	-1 Stealth
Ironwood	All Ranged	+1 Strength requirement	+1 Damage, +1 Armor Piercing

Armor Special Materials

Armor Material	Armor Size	Equipment Bonus
Quicksilver	Light, Medium, Heavy	-1 Strength requirement	+2 Maximum Dodge	-1 Armor Penalty
Adamantine	Medium	+1 Strength requirement	+1 Armor Piercing Reduction	+1 Damage Reduction	-1 Speed
Adamantine	Heavy	+1 Strength requirement	+1 Armor Piercing Reduction	+1 Damage Reduction	-1 Speed
Ironwood	Heavy	-
Drakescale	Medium, Heavy	+2 Magic Defense
Dragonscale	Medium, Heavy	+3 Magic Defense

Potions

Name	Potency	Cost
Herbal Healing Potion	1 lethal healing; character may only gain healing from these potions once each day	50g
Magical Healing Potion	10d10	80g

Poisons

Injury Poisons

Rank	Name	Potency	Damage / Effect	Duration	Interval	Cost
1	Adder Venom	8d10	1 Lethal	2 rounds	1 round	10g
1	Centipede Poison	8d10	-2 Speed, -2 Perception	1 Hour	-	10g
2	Giant Wasp Poison	9d10	1 Lethal	4 rounds	1 round	30g
2	Bloodroot Seeds	9d10	-2 Skills	1 Hour	-	30g
3	Viper Venom	10d10	1 Lethal	6 rounds	1 round	75g
3	Arrow Frog	10d10	Target only succeeds on rolls of 9 or 10 for the duration of the effect.	1 Hour	-	75g
4	Bebelith Venom	11d10	1 Lethal	8 rounds	1 round	100g
4	Shadow Essence	11d10	Unconsciousness	1 Hour	-	100g
5	Lotus Venom	12d10	1 Lethal, -2 Skills	10 rounds	1 round	500g
5	Mysterious Powder	14d10	Target may not use any spells, or abilities that require mana.	10 rounds	-	10,000g

Ingested Poisons

Rank	Name	Potency	Damage / Effect	Duration	Interval	Cost
1	Toadstool	8d10	x	x	x	5g
1	Id Moss	8d10	x	x	x	5g
2	Belladonna	9d10	x	x	x	15g
2	Taggit Oil	9d10	x	x	x	15g
3	Hemlock	10d10	x	x	x	45g
3	Arsenic	10d10	x	x	x	45g
4	King’s Sleep	11d10	x	x	x	50g
4	Grave Dust	11d10	x	x	x	50g
5	Tears of Death	12d10	x	x	x	200g

Mounts

Main Article: Mounts

Various creatures throughout Lorithandar have been domesticated for use as transportation. The most commonplace mounts are horses, which are purchaseable, however some other animals able to be trained as mounts may be encountered through gameplay.

Purchasable Mounts

Mount	Description	Cost
Work Horse	As horses go, this one is suitable for pulling carts and doing light work in the fields.	g
Standard Horse	A sturdy creature, this horse is frequently used for travel and pleasure riding.	g
Light Horse	Light horses are on the smaller side, granting them more speed than other horses.	g
Heavy Horse	Heavy horses are accustomed to hard work, and are more hale and hearty than most.	g
Destrier	These horses are born and bred for combat.	g

Mount Training

Those who wish to pursue Mounted Combat will find that they are most effective with a Trained Mount. Mounts can be bought with coin or occasionally acquired through gameplay. In order to properly control a trained mount, the character's Ride Skill must be at a rank equal to or greater than that of their mount's Training. Otherwise, all Ride and Handle Animal checks involving the mount take a -2 penalty.

Skill Rank	Training	Description	Cost
1	Trained Mount	This creature has been properly trained to be ridden, and its rider gains a +1 bonus to Ride checks at rank 1. At Rank 3, this increases to +2. At rank 5, this increases to +3.	g
2	Stalwart Mount	Loud noises, the smell of blood, or even injury will not cause the mount to rear or flee. The caster no longer needs to make additional ride checks when the mount is injured. The mount is well-trained enough to respond only to its assigned rider. If another creature attempts to mount it, the mount may attempt to throw them and make an opposed roll of the mount’s Attack + Rank vs Str or Dex + Ride.	g
3	Spirited Mount	Once per round, when an enemy enters the mount’s threatened space, the enemy must make an Acrobatics save to avoid being attacked by the mount as a Reactive action. If they fail the save, they either take Lethal (mount with Natural Weapons), or take Non-Lethal damage and are knocked Prone (other mounts).	g
4	Superior Mount		g
5	Exceptional Mount		g