Weapons & Armour
Exceptional weapons give +1 skill when attacking; Exceptional armour gives +1 skill when defending.
Perfect weapons give either +1 skill or Scale:1 when attacking, users choice; Perfect armour gives either +1 skill or Scale:1 when defending, users choice.
Oversized Artifact weapons (e.g. Daiklaive) give either +1 skill or Scale:2 when attacking, users choice, smaller weapons are treated as Perfect. Artifact Armour gives either +1 skill or Scale:2 when defending, users choice.
Perfect equipment is almost unbreakable and requires little or no maintenance, exceptionl equipment often requires more maintenance. While Perfect equipment can be made by the most skilled artisans it is more commonly the result of thaumaturgy.
Weapon Rating - Armour Rating is added to damage on a successful hit (at least a Tie).
- Weapon:0 or Weapon:1 weapons can be drawn in the same action as an attack
- Weapon:2 weapons take an action to draw
- Weapon:3 weapons take an action to draw, and give a -2 to Join Battle rolls
Costs
Cost for Exceptional items is typically at least 1 Resources level higher, Perfect is usually not available but if it is it is typically at least 2 Resources level higher.
Weapons
| Resources | Difficulty 0 | Difficulty 2 | Difficulty 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakram, Club, Dagger, Javelin, Knife, Short Spear, Shuriken, Sling, Staff, Throwing Baton, Throwing Knife | Axe, Cestus, Hammer, Hatchet, Scythe, Self Bow, Spear, Throwing Needles, War Boomerang, Whip | Cutlass, Fighting Chain, Great Axe, Lance, Mace, Short Sword |
| 2 | Khatar, Slashing Sword, Tiger Claws | Iron Boot, Long Bow, Poleaxe, Sai, Seven-Section Staff, Sledge, Straight Sword, Tetsubo | Chopping Sword, Fighting Gauntlet, Wind-Fire Wheel |
| 3 | Razor Harness | Composite Bow | Firewand, Flamepiece, Great Sword, Hook Sword |
| 4 | Daiklaive | ||
| 5 | Grand Daiklaive | ||
| 6 |
Armour
| Resources | Difficulty 0 | Difficulty 2 | Difficulty 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckler | Buff Jacket | |
| 2 | Breastplate, Reinforced Buff Jacket, Slotted Helm, Target Shield | Chain Shirt, Pot Helm, Reinforced Buff Jacket with concealed plates | |
| 3 | Tower Shield | Lamellar | Chain Hauberk, Masked Helm |
| 4 | Reinforced Breastplate | Plate-and-Chain | Chain Swathing |
| 5 | Articulated Plate | Superheavy Plate | |
| 6 |