Equipment and Items

Weapons come in a number of basic categories, and can largely be flavored how you please (up to mod discretion). Every character will have 1 key weapon. This is their primary weapon, and can have 3 weapon skill from the beginning. You may only weild one key weapon at a time.

✧ Two-handed Weapons give an extra 1d4 to Attack Damage rolls, but also add 1d3 to Ability Tests, Attack, and Defend (Parry)  rolls.

Melee

One-Handed

• Sword

• Dagger

• Axe

• Mace

• Club

• ✧Flail

• ✧Whip

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Two-Handed

• Greataxe

• Greatsword

• Quarterstaff

• ✧Pike

• Spear

• ✧Poleaxe

• Trident

✧ These weapons have reach: you can attack enemies that are nearby as well as close.

Ranged

• Sling

• Bow

• Crossbow

• Flintlock firearm

  • Pistol

  • Rifle

  • Musket

Equipment skills are special traits that equipment may have. When creating equipment, you may create your own equipment skill using these as a guide or inspiration, or choose one of the effects below.

All equipment skills take an action to use, unless specified otherwise. 

Equipment skills are subject to GM approval.

• Backstab. Dash behind your enemy and inflict a critical strike (DEX test, 2 fatigue)

Success: strike your target for double damage
Failure: your target immediately attacks in retaliation, imposing disadvantage on your defense

• Barrier. (reaction, Lustre[1]) Raise a magical shield to negate all damage from the attack (WIS or INT test, 1 fatigue)

Success: Raise a magical shield to negate all damage from the attack.
Failure: Impose damage disadvantage on the target’s attack.

• Block. (reaction) Raise shield Close; Str save to avoid all physical damage (Fatigue).
  
  

• Bloodthirst. When you land a killing blow, heal for 1d4. If the kill was a Nat 1, also heal 1 wound (fatigue)
  
  

• Charge. (reaction) Drive your shoulder into your opponent, moving up to Nearby; STR test to disrupt the attack and take no damage (Fatigue).
  
  

• Cleave.  Deliver a devastating sweeping attack (STR test, 1 fatigue)

Success: Strike for double damage
Failure: your target attacks in retaliation with advantage. Crit success: make an extra attack against the nearest nearby target.

• Clobber.  Smash the enemy’s head with damage advantage; character must make a successful STR test to daze the target, causing their opponent to lose their next turn (Fatigue).
  
  

• Crush. Target the enemy’s limb for enhanced damage (d12); make a Dex test to Impair target until their turn next round. (Fatigue).
  
  

• Dash. (reaction) when you defend(dodge), the effects are as follows: (DEX test, fatigue)

Success: avoid all damage and move a range band. Failure: Impair the enemy's attack, reducing by d4 damage.

• Disarm. Hook your opponent’s weapon hand; make a DEX test to disarm them (1 Fatigue).
  
  

• Distraction. When an ally will be rolling defense with disadvantage, make a successful CHA test to distract their opponent and instead allow your ally to roll as normal. (CHA test)
  
  

• Flameshield. (reaction, Lustre[1]) Manifest a fiery shield in your offhand to deflect an attack; success WIS test avoids all damage, otherwise half (WIS test, Fatigue).
  
  

• Frenzy. The ferocity of your attack staggers your opponent; a successful CHA test causes your target to falter momentarily, allowing you to make an extra attack (Fatigue).
  
  

• Greystone. (Lustre[1]) Cast a magical stone as if from a sling for d4 damage, Faraway range.
  
  

• Guard. (reaction) When a member of your party is injured, you may expend your action to protect them, moving towards them up to Faraway, giving them your armor points. If your action has already been used this round, you lose your turn next round. Can be used once per encounter.
  
  

• Hack. Attack your opponent in a frenzy for double damage (Fatigue).

Critical Success: Make a Str save to stagger your opponent from the ferocity of the attack, moving back a range band and losing their next turn.

• Heal. (Lustre[1]) Call upon the light to heal your wounds; restore 1d6 HP to yourself or a nearby target (Fatigue).
  
  

• Ignite. (Lustre[2]) Channel ancient magic to ignite your weapon (or gloves) in blazing fire; for the duration of the fight, melee attacks do double damage and ignore armor less than 3 armor protection (Fatigue).
  
  

• Inspire. On a successful CHA test, grant an ally an extra action (CHA test, fatigue).
  
  

• Lacerate. Slice a deep wound in the enemy for initial d6 damage; target takes ongoing damage (1 fatigue).
  
  

• Lightning Spear. (Lustre[1]). Summon a crackling bolt of lightning; strike a foe in distant range for d8 damage (Fatigue).
  
  

• Rage. Call upon your animal spirit which imbues you with bestial strength; for d4 rounds, gain 3 PR as if wearing armor, and make all melee attacks at double damage. When the rage ends, make WIS test (you can choose to fail):

Success: The animal spirit departs and you regain control; add 2 Fatigue. 

Failure: The beast takes control; gain 2 Fatigue and continue to rage with a 50% chance to attack friendly targets.

• Rend. Inflict a vital wound for d6 damage; successful DEX test halves speed for your target for the duration of the fight. For flying targets, it removes their ability to fly for Ud4 rounds (Fatigue).
  
  

• Retaliation. When attacking a target that has inflicted damage on you in the past turn, deal direct damage+1  (fatigue)
  
  

• Rime spear. (Lustre[2]). Propel a spear of pure energy; strike your foe with the spear for d10 damage, up to faraway range (Fatigue).
  
  

• Shout. (reaction, Lustre[1]). Your voice propels a shockwave that staggers a foe within melee range; CON or CHA test to disrupt an attack and take no damage (Fatigue).
  
  

• Shove. (reaction). Take your weapon in both hands and push back against an enemy, halting their strike and knocking them prone (Str test, Fatigue).
  
  

• Smash. Bludgeon your opponent with advantage; make STR test to knock them down and cause them to miss their next turn (Fatigue).
  
  

• Sunder. Tear through your opponent’s armor for d4 damage; first occurrence causes target to lose 1 protection (Fatigue).
  
  

• Supernova. (Lustre[1]) On a hit, causes an explosion of light. Deals 1d10 damage and blinds the target for 1 round (fatigue)
  
  

• Thrust. Lunge forward to extend double the range of your weapon (fatigue).
  
  

• Volley. Fire two arrows without hesitation; roll damage twice (1 Fatigue).

Crit Success: Fire another arrow and roll an extra damage die.