Survival Gear
Function: Your character can be trapped or lost in the wilderness with a handful of tools such as a canteen and a sleeping bag (+1 bonus). Or he can bear an array of cutting-edge survival gear from a GPS receiver to a fourseason tent to freeze-dried meals (+3 or more). Bonuses can be applied directly to Survival-based rolls. Such equipment also forestalls penalties or damage normally inflicted upon your character by exposure (see "Temperature Extremes") for an additional hour per point of the equipment's rating. Thus, gear rated 2 spares your character action penalties for two hours before the effects of the environment kick in. Gear rating is also added to your character's Stamina + Resolve to determine how long he can go before suffering harm from exposure. Indeed, the Storyteller might decree that survival equipment rated 3 or higher might preserve your character from harm completely for days on end, assuming conditions aren't too severe. Gear rated 3 can keep a person active and alive for a few days under freezing conditions, for example. In general, assume that the rating of survival gear equals the number of days of food and water that the kit provides. After that period, your character must forage for food and water or go without (see "Deprivation," p. 175).
Item type
Survival
Weight
Durability: 1-3
Dimensions
Size: 1-4
Base Price
Cost: • to •••