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'''Equipment''' are important items for the player’s adventure. They can be weapons that deal damage to enemies, or armor for protection from them. They can also give interesting bonuses to the player’s characters such as extra spells, special enchantments, and so on. | '''Equipment''' are important items for the player’s adventure. They can be weapons that deal damage to enemies, or armor for protection from them. They can also give interesting bonuses to the player’s characters such as extra spells, special enchantments, and so on. | ||
You can find detailed description for each type of equipment below. | You can find detailed description for each type of equipment below. | ||
== | == Weapons == | ||
''Main article: [[Weapons]]'' | |||
Weapons serve the purpose of dealing damage to various things, ranging from doors and crates to monsters and NPCs. Your weapon of choice determines your base [[Damage Roll]] before bonuses. For example, a dagger may do 1d4 damage (one four-sided dice), meaning 1 to 4 points of damage before bonuses are applied. On the other hand, a two-handed greatsword may do 2d6 damage (two six-sided dice), for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 before bonuses. | |||
There are a number of ways to categorize | There are a number of ways to categorize weapons: | ||
* Melee or Ranged | * Melee or Ranged | ||
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* Piercing | * Piercing | ||
In addition, weapons can have various | In addition, weapons can have various properties such as Heavy, Finesse, Light, and so on. See the main Weapons page linked above for details. | ||
== Clothing, Armor, and Shields == | |||
=== | === Clothing === | ||
''Main article: [[Clothing]]'' | |||
Clothing normally provides no protection, though magical pieces of Clothing may provide many benefits. | |||
Classes without any [[Armor#Armor Proficiency|Armor Proficiency]] such as [[Sorcerer]] and [[Wizard]] wear Clothing instead of Armor so they can cast [[Spell]]s in and out of combat. Wearing Armor without the corresponding Proficiency also imposes a number of other penalties. | |||
Regardless of your class, you can obtain Light, Medium, or Heavy Armor Proficiency by taking the appropriate [[Character Abilities#Feats|feat]] at level 4, and thus gain the ability to wear Armor instead of Clothing. | |||
=== Armor === | === Armor === | ||
'' | ''Main article: [[Armor]]'' | ||
Armor offers the character an improved base [[Armor Class]] to decrease the chance of being hit. When wearing Armor, your Armor Class becomes that of the piece of Armor you're wearing. In other words, it overrides your base Armor Class, before bonuses from Dexterity, Shields, spell effects, etc. are applied. | |||
There are three types of armor: Light, Medium, and Heavy. You need the corresponding [[Armor#Armor Proficiency|Armor Proficiency]] to be able to wear a specific type of Armor without penalties. | |||
=== Shields === | === Shields === | ||
'' | ''Main article: [[Shields]]'' | ||
Shields provide a bonus to [[Armor Class]] to decrease the chance of being hit by enemies. | |||
Taking the [[Feats|Feat]] “Moderately Armored” can grant you Proficiency with Shields in addition to Medium Armor. | |||
== Other gear == | |||
== | === Headwear === | ||
''Main article: [[Headwear]]'' | |||
Headwear includes helmets, circlets, Ioun stones, and so on. They can provide bonuses to saving throws, or grant item-specific actions such as the ability to cast a certain spell. | |||
=== Handwear === | |||
''Main article: [[Handwear]]'' | |||
Handwear includes gloves, gauntlets, bracers, and so on. They can provide bonuses to saving throws, or grant item-specific actions such as the ability to cast a certain spell. | |||
=== Footwear === | |||
''Main article: [[Footwear]]'' | |||
Footwear includes boots of various types. They can provide bonuses to saving throws, or grant item-specific actions such as the ability to cast a certain spell. | |||
== Jewelry == | |||
=== Amulets === | === Amulets === | ||
'' | ''Main article: [[Amulets]]'' | ||
''' | '''[[Amulets]]''' are a type of accessory that may provide beneficial passives or allow characters to cast certain [[Spell|Spells]]. Most amulets are merely non-magical jewelry whose sole purpose is to be sold for gold. | ||
=== Rings === | === Rings === | ||
'' | ''Main article: [[Rings]]'' | ||
''' | '''[[Rings]]''' are a type of accessory that may provide beneficial passives or allow characters to cast certain [[Spell|Spells]]. Most rings are merely non-magical jewelry whose sole purpose is to be sold for gold. |