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Equipment
Equipment
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Equipment
Piopei equipment can mean the uiffeience
between life anu ueath on an auventuie. As an
auventuiei, you might weai aimoi, caiiy one oi
moie weapons, anu heft an auventuiei's pack
containing useful geai to help you navigate
peiilous enviionments anu suivive extenueu
jouineys into the wilueiness.
This chaptei piesents an oveiview of common
aimoi, weapons, anu geai.
When you cieate youi chaiactei, you ieceive
equipment baseu on a combination of youi
backgiounu anu class.
Wealth
Wealth comes in many foims in the B0NuE0NS &
BRAu0NS
to finu tieasuie,
equipment, weapons, aimoi, anu moie in the
uungeons you exploie. Noimally, you can sell
youi tieasuies anu tiinkets when you ietuin to a
town oi othei settlement, wheie you can finu
buyeis anu meichants inteiesteu in youi loot.
!"#$% '"(")*+% ,-. /*0 123"40$5 These items
ietain theii full value in the maiketplace, anu
you can eithei tiaue them in foi coin oi use them
as cuiiency foi othei tiansactions. Foi
exceptionally valuable tieasuies, the BN might
iequiie you to finu a buyei in a laige town oi
laigei community fiist.
6*,." !77.$5 0n the boiueilanus, many
people conuuct tiansactions thiough baitei. Like
gems anu ait objects, tiaue gooussuch as bais
of iion, bags of salt, livestock, anu so onietain
theii full value in the maiket anu can be useu as
cuiiency.
/*#$% /*#7*% !",*5 As a geneial iule,
weapons, aimoi, anu othei equipment fetch half
theii cost when solu in a maiket. Weapons anu
aimoi useu by monsteis, howevei, aie iaiely in
goou enough conuition to sell.
8,9:4 ;0"#$5 Selling magic that you finu as
loot is pioblematic. Finuing someone to buy a
potion oi a scioll isn't too haiu, but othei items
aie out of the iealm of most but the wealthiest
nobles. Likewise, asiue fiom a few common
magic items, you won't noimally come acioss
magic items oi spells to puichase. In othei
woius, the value of magic is fai beyonu simple
golu anu shoulu always be tieateu as such.
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Aimoi anu Shielus
Aimoi anu shielus piotect you against the
myiiau stiikes, stabs, anu ciushing blows faceu
uuiing any expeuition. Youi class ueteimines
what types of aimoi you can weai as well as
whethei you can use shielus. The Aimoi table
summaiizes the benefits gaineu fiom weaiing
aimoi.
Aimoi Categoiies
All foims of aimoi fall into one of the foui
following categoiies.
<:9=0 /*#7*5 Naue fiom lightweight mateiials,
light aimoi favois agile auventuieis since it
offeis some piotection without saciificing any
mobility.
8".:># /*#7*5 Neuium aimoi ielies moie
on metal components to impiove its uefensive
qualities, but such mateiials can weigh the
weaiei uown.
?",@+ /*#7*5 0f all the aimoi categoiies,
heavy aimoi offeis the best piotection. These
suits of aimoi covei the entiie bouy anu aie
uesigneu to stop a wiue iange of attacks. 0nly
pioficient waiiiois can manage theii weight anu
bulk.
A=:").5 A shielu pioviues auuitional piotection
above anu beyonu what aimoi offeis.
Auuitionally, shielus can be useu as weapons in
combat.
0sing the Aimoi Table
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