4.1 Gear

Coinage and Currency; Silver is the standard, gold is rare. 1 Silver coin weighs 10 grams or 1/3rd of an ounce; or 48 silvers to a pound.

Prosthetics

These artificial devices replace a missing body part and reduces the penalties for an amputee.

Hand, any test that require that hand is at -10%.

Arm, the arm or part of it are missing, any test that require the use of it are at -10%, using 2 hands is difficult possible -30% to skill tests.

Foot, the foot is missing, movement is reduced by -5’ and any tests requiring a fully working foot are at -10%.

Legs the leg or part of it is missing, movement is reduced by -15’ unaided or -5’ with a walking stick. Any tests requiring the use of 2 legs is at -30%.

Alchemicals

If a hero falls in excess of 20’ or is caught inside the blast of a Bomb, greater then every Alchemical item they carry must have a luck test made or be destroyed (a fumble will cause Bombs and Alchemists Fire to detonate).

Alchemicals – mundane

Acid – a flask of highly corrosive acid stored in a glass bottle. Can be used to dissolve objects that it is applied to; it can also be thrown at a target causing the bottle to break and its contents to spill. The acid will eat away at whatever it covers causing 2D6 damage per round to flesh, it dissolves cloth after 1 round, leather after 3 rounds and metal after 5 rounds. Mail armour is treated as leather for the speed that it burns through. Water can be used to wash away the acid and vinegar will neutralise it completely.

Alchemists Fire – this vial contains a viscous liquid that floats on water or sticks to its target, once ignited it will burn intensely for 5 rounds causing 3D6 damage, the fire is that hot it will ignore armour. Only complete deprivation of air or total immersion in water is enough to extinguish it.

Antidote – this remedy must be consumed wholly; the imbiber is given a +60% bonus to any Endurance test against poison.

Black Powder – this alchemical grit like substance is highly explosive when exposed to fire. Used as a component in other devices like bombs and black powder weapons it becomes devastating. It can be ignited and will burn and crackle until it is burned up.

Bomb, lesser – this flask contains smaller bottles containing different Alchemicals, once mixed the Alchemicals will cause a violent explosion to anything with 15’ of it causing 6D6 damage, armour reduction is halved due to the nature of an explosion. A small bag is enough for 10 shots from a Black Powder weapon or to make 1 bomb.

Bomb, greater – this keg contains a mixture of black powder (equal to 6 small bags), metal shards and other alchemicals. It is intended to be ignited by the use of a fuse or it can be shot by a flaming missile of Black Powder weapon. It will explode casing 3D6X10 damage to a 60’ area. If anyone survives the explosion they must make an Endurance test not to be deafened temporarily (on a fumble that deafness is permanent).

Glow Jar – this thick glass jar contains a mixture of liquid alchemicals that when shaken violently will create a green glow that last for up to an hour. The Glow Jar is good for 5 uses before the alchemicals become inert. It creates a light equal to a candle.

Healing Salve – a small clay pot contains an herbal remedy the stimulates healing of wounds. The characters Body modifier is recovered every 10 minutes of rest, up to a maximum of 1 hour’s rest can be taken, only one healing salve can be used per day and will not recover any wounds suffered post application.

Poison, lesser – this potion is made from botanical extracts or alchemicals. Easy to use but difficult to obtain. It can either be added to food or drink; it can also be added to a smokebomb or even applied to a piercing or slashing weapon. The target must make an Endurance test, if they fail they suffer from terrible pain taking 30 points of damage and then a subsequent 5 points of damage for the next 6 rounds (a save can be made every round).

Poison, greater – this potion is made from botanical extracts or alchemicals. Easy to use but difficult to obtain. It can either be added to food or drink; it can also be added to a smokebomb or even applied to a piercing or slashing weapon. The target must make an Endurance test at -40%, if they fail they suffer from terrible pain taking 30 points of damage and then a subsequent 5 points of damage for the next 6 rounds (a save can be made every round)

Poultice – a small cloth bag containing a soft moist mass of botanicals is used to treat lesser poisons it is applied directly to the wound site and tied in place in order to draw the poison out. This adds a +20% to subsequent Endurance tests, whilst the poison is active.

Sleeping Draught – this odourless clear liquid if consumed or added to another drink wholly will cause the imbiber to fall into unconsciousness for 1hour, nothing will rouse them.

Smokebomb – similar to the bomb, when the vials are broken a cloud of thick, choking fog that completely obscures visibility fills a 20’ area. Unless it is laced with Poison then it is nothing but unpleasant. In a strong breeze or greater the smoke is dispersed after 1 round.

Alchemicals, lesser – magical

Healing Potion, lesser – this vial of potion must be consumed wholly or nothing happens, it will immediately cause up to 50% of the imbibers maximum health to be restored. It can also be poured directly into a wound of an unconscious hero for a 25% of maximum health restoration.

Invisibility Potion, lesser – this potion renders the imbiber and all they wear to blend in with their surroundings +60% bonus to stealth tests, it does not render them completely invisibly or silent and does not mask odours. A shadow will still be seen and a guard dog will appear to bark at nothing and if it can attack then it knows where its target is. This also allows the imbiber to use Stealth against undead with Life Sense at no extra bonus.

Mana Potion, lesser – this potion this vial of potion must be consumed wholly or nothing happens, it will immediately cause up to 50% of the imbibers maximum Power to be restored.

Heroism Potion – this potion must be consumed wholly; it will cause the imbiber to gain temporary extra health equal to their Body Attribute score. Once this temporary health is depleted the effects of the potion are no longer active.

Restoration Potion, lesser – this potion if wholly consumed will reduce the imbibers Fatigue level by one stage.

Alchemicals, Greater – magical

Healing Potion, greater – this potion must be consumed wholly and will immediately restore the imbibers Health to be restored to full, it can be poured directly into a wound for a 50% of maximum health restoration.

Invisibility Potion, greater – the powerful and coveted potion renders the imbiber and all they wear invisible, silent and odourless for up to 1 hour. If the imbiber “attacks” or chooses to end the effect, then they will slowly fade in to view. The potion also renders the imbiber invisible to Undead.

Mana Potion, greater – this potion must be consumed wholly it will immediately cause the imbibers Power to be restore to full.

Power Potion – this potion must be consumed wholly; it will cause the imbiber to gain temporary extra Power equal to their “Power” Attribute score. Once this temporary Power is depleted the effects of the potion are no longer active.

Restoration Potion, greater – this potion if wholly consumed will remove any Fatigue levels of the imbiber.

Resistance Shards

These are raw uncut semi-precious crystals that are enchanted to protect against a specific type of damage.

They are grown in vats by Alchemists and will protect the bearer from harm. It requires the expenditure of 1 Power point for the crystal to activate and lasts for 10 minutes. A brand-new crystal contains 3 charges and weighs 1 ENC. They are often worn in a pendant but can simply be in a pocket or tucked in a belt.