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Every piece of gear, what it can be made of, the spells and properties it can carry, and the named rares.
You wear 10 things at once: weapon, shield, helmet, body, legs, shoes, gloves, ring, ring and amulet. Open your pack with I and double-click a piece to wear it, or drag it onto the figure. Every traveller starts with a plain sword, bow and wand that are worth nothing and never drop when you die.
A piece of gear is a base, a material and a quality, such as a fine bronze sword. The base sets the range its damage or armor is rolled in. The table shows that range for a Plain piece in the poorest material.
| Piece | Worn as | Made of | Damage or armor | Weight | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sword | Weapon | Metal | 20 to 28 damage | 2.5 kg | 40 | |
| Bow | Weapon | Wood | 15 to 21 damage | 1.2 kg | 40 | |
| Wand | Weapon | Wood | 13 to 19 damage | 0.6 kg | 40 | |
| Round shield | Shield | Wood | 6 to 10 armor | 3.5 kg | 30 | |
| Cap | Helmet | Leather | 3 to 5 armor | 0.8 kg | 20 | |
| Jerkin | Body | Leather | 6 to 10 armor | 3 kg | 40 | |
| Breeches | Legs | Leather | 5 to 8 armor | 2.2 kg | 32 | |
| Boots | Shoes | Leather | 2 to 4 armor | 1.2 kg | 18 | |
| Gloves | Gloves | Leather | 2 to 3 armor | 0.5 kg | 14 | |
| Ring | Ring | Metal | None | 0.05 kg | 30 | |
| Amulet | Amulet | Metal | None | 0.1 kg | 36 | |
| Kazaghand | Body | Metal | 10 to 15 armor | 4.5 kg | 70 | |
| Kazaghand trousers | Legs | Metal | 8 to 12 armor | 3.8 kg | 56 | |
| Tidewrought hauberk | Body | Metal | 16 to 22 armor | 6 kg | 400 | Never drops on death. Made by a smith only |
| Tidewrought greaves | Legs | Metal | 13 to 18 armor | 5 kg | 340 | Never drops on death. Made by a smith only |
| Robe | Body | Cloth | 6 to 9 armor | 3.4 kg | 64 | Covers the legs too |
The value shown is for a Plain piece in the poorest material in the middle of its range. A piece's value is set once when it is made and never changes. Gear never wears out and is never repaired.
Each kind of gear is made of one family of material, and each family has four materials, poorest first. A better material multiplies the damage or armor of the piece.
| Family | × 1 | × 1.15 | × 1.3 | × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal | Copper | Bronze | Iron | Tidesteel |
| Leather | Hide | Oilskin | Sealskin | Sharkskin |
| Wood | Ash | Yew | Bog oak | Ironwood |
| Cloth | Homespun | Fulled wool | Boiled wool | Tidefelt |
Quality multiplies it again.
| Quality | Multiplies by | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Crude | × 0.85 | Drops and smiths |
| Plain | × 1 | Drops and smiths |
| Fine | × 1.12 | Drops and smiths |
| Superior | × 1.25 | Drops and smiths |
| Masterwork | × 1.4 | A smith only |
A sword does 17 damage at its worst, Crude and in copper, and 59 at its best, Masterwork and in tidesteel. Value rises with the square of both multipliers. Cloth is thin against a blade and turns magic best: its armor counts 2.5 times against magic.
A piece can carry up to 6 spells, each in one of three strengths. A spell works for as long as you wear the piece and have mana. Each one draws 10 mana a minute for each step of its strength, so a spell of strength III draws 30. When your mana runs dry every spell goes dark, and they light again only when it is full.
| Spell | I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigor | +5 health | +10 health | +15 health |
| Long Breath | +5 stamina | +10 stamina | +15 stamina |
| Deep Well | +5 mana | +10 mana | +15 mana |
| Tidewall | +4 armor | +8 armor | +12 armor |
| Keen Edge | +2% critical chance | +4% critical chance | +6% critical chance |
| Sure Hand | +3 Blade, Bow and Wand | +6 Blade, Bow and Wand | +9 Blade, Bow and Wand |
| Steady Guard | +3 Melee and Missile Defense | +6 Melee and Missile Defense | +9 Melee and Missile Defense |
| Quick Step | +3 speed | +6 speed | +9 speed |
| Stone Back | +3 strength | +6 strength | +9 strength |
| Mending | +6 health a minute | +12 health a minute | +18 health a minute |
A dropped piece can carry one property besides its spells. A property is part of the piece, so it draws no mana and never goes dark. Rings and amulets carry none.
| Property | Found on | I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced | Weapons | +3 to your skill with it | +5 to your skill with it | +8 to your skill with it |
| Biting | Weapons | +2% critical chance | +3% critical chance | +5% critical chance |
| Parrying | Weapons and shields | +3 Melee and Missile Defense | +5 Melee and Missile Defense | +8 Melee and Missile Defense |
| Blade-turning | Shields and armor | +4 armor against blows struck in reach | +7 armor against blows struck in reach | +10 armor against blows struck in reach |
| Arrow-turning | Shields and armor | +4 armor against arrows and other shots | +7 armor against arrows and other shots | +10 armor against arrows and other shots |
| Warded | Shields and armor | +4 armor against magic | +7 armor against magic | +10 armor against magic |
| Light | Weapons, shields and armor | Weighs 20% less | Weighs 35% less | Weighs 50% less |
Very rarely a creature carries a named rare, and the whole realm hears who found it. Each is one fixed piece, the same whoever finds it: Superior, in the best material, at the top of its range. A smith's Masterwork of the same base is still stronger.
A captain of the old watch carried it. They say its edge shows only when the tide is out.
The string sings a moment before the arrow lands.
Wreckers set it on the rocks to call ships in. It has never burned down.
The cellar door of a house the sea took, cut round and bound with rope.
Salt has stiffened it into the shape of someone else's head.
Its plates are stamped with a harbor mark that is on no chart.
They have crossed at low water more often than any ferry has at high.
Salt and years have felted it so hard that it stands up with nobody in it.
A wedding band worn thin as wire. It has never tarnished.
A bell the size of a thumbnail. It has no clapper and it still rings.
| Thing | Weight | Value | What it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brine coral | 0.2 kg | 2 | Broken from Brinebound. A smith's flux. |
| Tideglass shard | 0.1 kg | 12 | Needed to improve gear. |
| Abyssal plate | 1 kg | 150 | Taken from creatures of the far frontier. Needed for tidewrought armor. |
| Copper, Hide, Ash, Homespun scrap | 0.3 kg | 3 | Salvaged from gear. A smith works it into new pieces. |
| Bronze, Oilskin, Yew, Fulled wool scrap | 0.3 kg | 4 | Salvaged from gear. A smith works it into new pieces. |
| Iron, Sealskin, Bog oak, Boiled wool scrap | 0.3 kg | 5 | Salvaged from gear. A smith works it into new pieces. |
| Tidesteel, Sharkskin, Ironwood, Tidefelt scrap | 0.3 kg | 7 | Salvaged from gear. A smith works it into new pieces. |
| Scarabs and scrolls | 0.05 kg | Varies | A scarab is what a spell needs in your pack, and a scroll teaches a spell. See Spells. |
| Gem of Loss | 0.05 kg | Varies | Lost in place of a piece of gear when you die. See Loot and death. |
Potions restore a pool at once. Drinking any potion starts a wait of 20 seconds before you can drink another.
| Potion | Restores | Weak | Steady | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mending draught | Health | 25 | 50 | 90 |
| Runner's tonic | Stamina | 25 | 50 | 90 |
| Wellspring philtre | Mana | 25 | 50 | 90 |
A pack holds 60 separate things, whatever they weigh, and a stack of one thing holds up to 999. Gold weighs nothing. What you carry over your limit slows you. See Stats.
Drag a weapon, a piece to wear or a potion from your pack onto one of the quick squares at the foot of the screen. Keys 7 8 9 0 then wear the piece or drink one potion. Right-click a square to clear it.
A thing you drop lies in a bundle where you stood for 5 minutes, and anyone may pick it up at once.