Type

OVERVIEW

The TYPE of an item determines how a Character can use it, how it can be wielded, worn, or contained, and what benefits and penalties it provides when used.

ARMOR

Armor gives a Character the ability to MITIGATE incoming damage from a WEAPON. While their Armor holds up, a Character can reduce the amount of damage they take by an amount dependent on the POWER and QUALITY of their armor.

All Armor must have the [armor] tag. Other tags are optional.

ARMOR TYPE	POWER	TAGS
PADDED	1	[cloth], [light]
HIDE	1	[leather], [bulky]
LEATHER	2	[leather]
CHAIN	3	[metal], [heavy]
SCALE	4	[metal], [noisy], [heavy]
BRIGANDINE	4
SCALE	4
PLATE	5	[metal], [noisy], [heavy]

USING ARMOR

MILESTONE	MECHANIC/DECISION	RESULT
NEW SCENE	Roll ARMOR USE	Gain [ARMORED] Condition; CONDITION POOL = Total ROLL result
ATTACKED	Choose to Mitigate	MITIGATION is armor’s POWER + QUALITY + Wearer’s ENDURANCE MOD
		Reduce ARMORED POOL by 1.
ARMOR BEATEN	none	Lose [ARMORED] Condition.

CONSUMABLES

SHIELD

Shields give a Character the ability to BLOCK incoming damage from a WEAPON. While their Shield remains intact, a Character can increase the difficulty to hit them by an amount dependent on the POWER and QUALITY of their shield.

All Shields must have the [shield] tag. Other tags are optional.

SHIELD TYPE	POWER	TAGS
BUCKLER	1	[shield], [light]
TARGE	2	[shield]
HEATER	3	[shield]
KITE	4	[metal], [heavy]
TOWER	5	[metal],[heavy]

USING SHIELDS

MILESTONE	MECHANIC/DECISION	RESULT
NEW SCENE	Roll SHIELD USE	Gain [SHIELDED] Condition; CONDITION POOL = Total ROLL result
ATTACKED	Choose to Block	BLOCK is shield’s POWER + QUALITY + Wearer’s STRENGTH MOD
		Add BLOCK to ARMOR RATING for this Attack
		Reduce SHIELDED POOL by 1.
SHIELD BROKEN	none	Lose [SHIELDED] Condition.

TOOLS

WEAPONS

Weapons give a Character the ability to inflict BODY POOL damage to others. The kind and amount of damage a weapon can do is dependent on its POWER and its TAGS.

weaPON	POWER	TAGS
DAGGER	4	[weapon], [ambush], [piercing], [thrown], [melee], [quick]
SHORT SWORD	6	[weapon], [piercing], [slashing], [melee]
LONG SWORD	8	[weapon], [slashing], [melee]
GREATSWORD	10	[weapon], [slashing], [melee], [heavy], [2h]
HAND AXE	8	[weapon], [slashing], [thrown], [melee]
BATTLEAXE	10	[weapon], [slashing], [melee]
GREATAXE	12	[weapon], [slashing], [melee], [heavy], [2h]
ROCK	2	[weapon], [crushing], [thrown], [ammo]
SAP	4	[weapon], [ambush], [crushing], [stunning], [melee]
CUDGEL	6	[weapon], [crushing], [melee]
MACE	8	[weapon], [crushing], [melee]
MORNINGSTAR	10	[weapon], [crushing], [stunning], [melee], [heavy]
MAUL	12	[weapon], [crushing], [stunning], [melee], [heavy], [slow], [2h]
HORSEMAN’S HAMMER	6	[weapon], [crushing] OR [piercing], melee
FOOTMAN’S HAMMER	8	[weapon], [crushing] OR [piercing], melee
WARHAMMER	10	[weapon], [crushing] OR [piercing], [melee], [heavy], [2h]
DART	4	[weapon], [ambush], [piercing], [thrown], [quick]
JAVELIN	6	[weapon], [piercing], [thrown], [melee]
SPEAR	8	[weapon], [piercing], [thrown], [melee], [reach]
PIKE	10	[weapon], [piercing], [melee], [reach], [2h]
ARROW / BOLT	1	[piercing], [ammo]
SHORT BOW	7	[weapon], [launcher], [ranged], [quick], [2h]
LONG BOW	9	[weapon], [launcher], [ranged], [2h]
CROSSBOW	11	[weapon], [launcher], [ranged], [slow], [2h]

USING WEAPON

MILESTONE	MECHANIC/DECISION	RESULT
ATTACK	Roll WEAPON USE	TN is the target’s ARMOR RATING plus their AGILITY MODIFIER.
		ROLL is ATTACKER’s TALENT + WEAPON USE TRAINING + AGILITY MOD
ATTACK HITS	SUCCESSES Achieved	DAMAGE is weapon’s POWER + QUALITY + Wielder’s STRENGTH MOD
		Apply CONDITIONS to the target as appropriate.
		CONDITION POOL values equal the WEAPON USE Roll.