Equipment
装備

“You can’t just walk outta here without buyin’ somethin’… Might be unhealthy fer ya, if ya know what I mean.” —Sector 7 Weapons Store Owner, FINAL FANTASY VII

The 500 Gil characters receive during character generation are only the tip of the iceberg; before long, they’ll have the money to set about seriously arming and armoring themselves against the dangers which await them in their travels. This chapter covers the most essential portions of an adventurer’s gear, from the humblest Longsword to the finest Genji Armor and beyond.

Equipment Basics

While the meat of Chapter 6 details the various tools of the world-saving trade, there are some fundamental considerations for both player and GM when it comes to acquiring, maintaining and using equipment. The following section serves as a primer to the most crucial of these; additional equipment issues are covered in Chapter 10.

Currency

The Gil (G) is the standard currency of the Final Fantasy universe. Barring inflation, a single gil piece is pocket change; 70 gil buys a full-fledged gourmet meal for one, 300,000 a well-appointed beachfront house. Prices do, however, fluctuate wildly from place to place in accordance to the demands of scarcity and prosperity.

Actual denominations can vary on a regional basis, but Gil are typically issued in units of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000. Countries and nations tend to mint their own individual gil currency; while these may be known by particular names within that country, at the end of the day, a gil is a gil is a gil—lightweight, easy to spend, and readily accepted the world over. The latter is due to the gil’s composition; traditionally, a gil piece is made of pure gold—indeed, the name ‘gil’ itself plays on this tradition. Changing times and growing populations may force governments to ‘water down’ the currency, however, replacing the scarcer material with more common metals such as bronze and silver. Paper bills are also increasing in popularity as an easily concealable alternative to the bulky, often inconvenient coins. Where such changes take place, they usually do so on a worldwide scale, ensuring a continued and universal acceptance for the currency.

Buying Equipment

No matter where you are in the world, specialised stores exist for nearly every form of merchandise imaginable. Even in the remotest regions, small traders and travelling merchants will be more than happy to do business with anyone able to afford their goods. However, a player cannot just walk into any given weapon store and ring up a dozen Excaliburs—Equipment Availability also factors into purchases. Simply put, certain types of equipment will be more or less readily available than others, whether due to rare materials, a particularly complex manufacturing process or simple technological limitations. For example, a plain Longsword could be purchased at any reputable weapon store, whereas the legendary Masamune would obviously be only found in the darkest and deepest dungeon of the land, no matter how much money a character would be willing to pay for it.

To represent this, every piece of equipment listed over the next few pages is denoted with an Availability Rating ranging from 1 to 100. For players, it offers an convenient way of determining comparative rarity between items; while it may be obvious that a Main Gauche Knife is harder to find than a plain Dirk, assessing its availability in comparison to a Hi-Potion or a Survival Vest is somewhat what more difficult.

For GMs, Availability Ratings are intended as a shortcut for stocking shops and merchants—Chapter 10 discusses this in more detail.

Artifacts & Legendaries

While most of a player’s early equipment will come from over-the-counter sales, the very best items take a little more effort to obtain—the kind of effort that typically involves going toe-to-toe with demon lords or traversing ancient, monster-haunted ruins. Equipment of this type is denoted through two special Availability codes*: Artifact* and Legendary. Artifacts are extremely rare items, typically crafted through long-lost techniques or fashioned by extinct races; though they cannot be readily replicated, they may have been manufactured in some numbers in the past. As a result, characters can obtain several of these, though ‘can’ does not necessarily translate to ‘will’. One step up from these are the Legendary items, truly one-of-a-kind relics that enjoy legendary—or notorious—status. As the name implies, Legendary items may never found more than once on any given world.

Equipment Tiers

In addition to an Availability Rating, each item and piece of equipment presented in this chapter also has an Equipment Tier ranging from 1 to 10. The Equipment Tier measures an item’s general rarity—the higher the Tier, the rarer the item. Artifacts are always Tier 9 items; Legendary always Tier 10. Tiers are primarily given for the GM’s benefit in order to make the players’ item and equipment rewards easier to manage—see Chapter 10 for more details.

Selling Equipment

As characters upgrade to better equipment, they may wish to sell their older gear to merchants to fund future shopping sprees. These will typically pay around 50% of the listed price for items, rounding down, though this may be adjusted for wear any number of other factors at the GM’s discretion. For example, a Rondell Dagger purchased for 3200 G would only be worth a maximum of 1600 G if sold, provided it was still in good condition at the time. Note that the average trader will not buy Artifact or Legendary items, as few will have the resources to even afford the prices such items command; as a result, characters may not attempt to sell these except under special circumstances.

Carrying Equipment

In order to simplify the process of carrying equipment, all characters have six basic Equipment ‘slots’ which can be filled by various items over the course of the game. In the FFRPG, such items are said to be equipped, and allow the character to benefit from any and all properties they offer. Which slot a piece of equipment occupies when equipped is noted with the relevant listings further on.

• Weapon Slot: The character’s left or right hand, depending on preference. Can be used to hold one ranged or melee weapon.
• Shield Slot: The character’s ‘off’ hand, used by melee-oriented professions to hold one shield. In the case of two-handed weapons, this slot will be taken up by the weapon in question instead; characters with the Two Weapons Skill can also equip a second weapon in this slot.
• Body Slot: The bulk of the character’s body; used to equip one piece of Mail, Suit or Robe.
• Head Slot: Worn headgear. Used to equip one Hat or Helmet.
• Hands Slot: Hands and wrists; used to equip one piece of Armwear or one pair of Gauntlets.
• Accessory Slot: A catchall category for the enchanted rings, pendants, boots and other items that fall under the Accessory category. A character can equip up to one Accessory in the Accessory Slot.
• Inventory Slot: All other items which a character may have in stock in his or her pockets, bags and backpack, inclusive of spare armor and weapons currently not equipped. The Inventory Slot technically has an unlimited capacity, acting something like a pocket dimension from which things can be retrieved at any given time, even in the midst of a raging battle.

Carrying Alternatives

The *FFRPG*’s equipment carrying rules are designed to mimic the games, and mean that characters are able to tote around as much equipment as they need to. 99 Potions, 31 Ethers, 43 Hi-Potions and 3 Hi-Ethers may be pushing things to an extreme, but are still entirely feasible. If the GM prefers a more ‘realistic’ approach, a character’s Ammunition and Inventory Slots can be limited to store a combined total of 15 items. Once the limit has been reached, the character must drop or sell some of their equipment before they are able to take on more. A compromise between the two is to allow characters to carry a maximum of (STR × 3.3)—in other words, between 3 and 99.

Format

The equipment listings on the next few pages are arranged into comprehensive tables following a single format designed to display all relevant data about an item in an easy-to-read manner. This information is arranged as follows*: Type gives the item’s name.

• Tier gives the item’s Equipment Tier.
• Cost indicates the item’s cost in Gil (G).
• Availability gives the item’s Availability Rating.
• Damage gives a weapon’s Damage Code, to be used in calculating damage inflicted by attacks. See Chapter 7 for more details.
• ARM measures the number of points this particular piece of armor contributes to the character’s overall Armor rating.
• M. ARM measures the number of points this particular piece of armor contributes to the character’s overall Magic Armor rating.
• EVA measures the number of points this particular piece of armor contributes to the character’s Evasion rating, if applicable.
• M. EVA measures the number this particular piece of armor contributes to the character’s Magic Evasion rating, if applicable.
• Equipment Abilities are special properties unique to given pieces of equipment. Not every item may have them, but those that do offer their user a significant additional edge above and beyond the more obvious benefits of the item. Specific Equipment Abilities for weapons are described in more detail below.

Equipment Abilities

The following list describes the most common Equipment Abilities found on weapons and armor, along with their limitations. Particularly special or unique equipment properties are not listed here, but will be found in the appropriate equipment table.

Weapon Abilities

Equipment Abilities that enhance or provide additional effects for a normal Attack Action cannot be used in conjunction with an Ability unless this is explicitly allowed in the Ability’s description. This remains the case even those which take an Attack Action as a basis, as is the case with Mug. ‘Passive’ Equipment Abilities which increase Attributes or Combat Statistics still apply.

+[x] [Attribute] / [Combat Statistic]

Effect: The item increases the indicated Attribute or Combat Statistic by the given amount for as long as it remains equipped—thus, a character with STR 14 using a +2 STR weapon would have an effective STR of 16.

Limitations: No Attribute can be raised above 30 in this manner.

+[x] DS

Effect: The weapon’s basic Damage Scale is increased by the indicated amount for purposes of calculating damage.

Limitations: Only found on ammunition.

Auto-[Status]

Effect: The item adds the indicated Status Condition to the character using it at the beginning of each battle. Status Conditions added in this manner can be removed through the use of Spells or Abilities such as Dispel; but will be re-added during the next Status Phase and only fully cancelled once the battle ends—see Chapter 7 for more details.

Limitations: Auto-Reraise cancels as normal if used to resurrect the character, and will not be re-added for the remainder of that battle.

Break Damage Limit

Effect: Attacks, Spells and Abilities used by the character ignore the Damage Cap for as long as the item remains equipped.

Limitations: Gravity-type effects are not affected by Break Damage Limit.

Critical +

Effect: The Weapon’s keen edge raises the chance of Critical Hits occuring by 10. Any d% roll from 1 to 20 is considered to be Critical Hit when using this Weapon.

Limitations: This effect is not cumulative with Critical ++ or Signature Weapon. In the event of multiple modifiers, the best is used.

Critical ++

Effect: This Weapon’s deadly, razor-sharp edge raises the chance of Critical Hits occuring by 20. Any d% roll from 1 to 30 is considered to be Critical Hit when using this Weapon.

Limitations: This effect is not cumulative with Critical + or Signature Weapon; in the event of multiple modifiers, the best is used.

[Element] Eater

Effect: Wearing this piece of equipment gives the character Absorbance to the indicated Element. See Chapter 7 for more details.

Limitations: This effect is not cumulative with [Element] Proof or [Element] Ward; only the best effect applies.

Conflicting Statuses

As a result of Accessories, equipped Armor, and Spells such as Null Element, a character can acquire multiple statuses towards the same Element. In cases such as these, the best status for each Element is applied. For instance, a character with Venetian Mail (Fire Ward) and a Flame Ring (Fire Proof) equipped would count as having I: Fire; the Venetian Mail’s R: Fire is ignored in favor of the superior status.

Artifically inflicted Weaknesses—read: those inflicted by Spells and Abilities—trump all ‘natural’ statuses, but can be ‘overwritten’ by other artificially inflicted Elemental statuses. See the section on Status Conditions in Chapter 7 for more details.

[Element] Enhancer

Effect: The item is sympathetic to a particular kind of elemental energy, dramatically raising the power of all attacks associated with that element. Any Ability or Spell which deals Elemental damage belonging to the type enhanced by the item inflicts +25% damage for as long as the item remains equipped. In the case of Recovery Enhancer, Recovery effects have the number of Hit Points restored increased by +25% instead.

Limitations: Multiple [Element] Enhancers do not increase this effect.

[Element / Status] Proof

Effect: Wearing this piece of equipment confers the character Immunity to the indicated Element or Status Condition type. See Chapter 7 for more details.

Limitations: Does not stack with [Element] Eater or [Element] Ward.

[Element] Strike

Effect: The weapon has an affinity to one of the nine Combat Elements: Fire, Earth, Water, Wind, Lightning, Ice, Holy, Shadow, or Bio. As a result, a successful Attack with this weapon will inflict +50% damage if the target has a Weakness against the listed element.

Limitations: None.

[Element] Ward

Effect: Wearing this piece of equipment confers the character Resistance to the indicated Element or Status Condition type. See Chapter 7 for more details.

Limitations: Does not stack with [Element] Eater or [Element] Proof.

[Enemy Type] Killer

Effect: The Weapon is particularly suited for slaying a particular type of monster. The category of monster affected by this Weapon’s powers is self-explanatory, save for Bird Killer (Aerial), Bug Killer (Insects), Devil Killer (Fiends), Fish Killer (Aquan), Man Killer (Humans) and Stone Killer (Constructs). All successful Attacks made with this Weapon against a monster of that Category inflict +100% damage.

Limitations: None.

Follow Through

Effect: On a successful Critical Hit, the weapon may make another immediate attack action on the original target. Follow Through will not activate again if this second attack is a Critical Hit.

Limitations: None.

Headhunter

Effect: Upon defeating an opponent, a character equipped with this item earns +5% of the opponent’s normal Gil award.

Limitations: This bonus does not stack with any others. In the event that a character has multiple bonuses to their Gil acquisition rate, the highest is always used by default.

HP Drain

Effect: In addition to dealing damage, every successful Attack with this Weapon restores the wielder’s Hit Points by an amount equivalent to 50% of the damage inflicted by the Attack after modifying for Armor.

Limitations: The Status Condition Zombie reverses this ability—see Chapter 7 for more details.

MP Damage

Effect: Rather than doing normal damage, each successful Attack made with this weapon inflicts 50% damage to the target’s HP and 50% to its MP after modifying for Armor. If the target has no MP, weapons with this ability do full damage to HP instead.

Limitations: None.

MP Drain

Effect: In addition to dealing damage, every successful Attack with this Weapon restores the wielder’s Magic Points by an amount equivalent to 50% of the damage inflicted by the Attack after modifying for Armor.

Limitations: The Status Condition Zombie reverses this ability—see Chapter 7 for more details.

Piercing

Effect: This Weapon is designed to pierce defences both natural and man-made. When calculating damage inflicted by any Attack made using a Weapon with Piercing, the target’s Armor rating is halved.

Limitations: None.

Sensor

Effect: The Weapon is enchanted to display an opponent’s status to the wielder when attacking. The first time a successful Attack with a Sensor Weapon is made against a target, the player is notified of the target’s current HP—after the damage from the attack is calculated—as well as Elemental Weaknesses, Resistances, Immunities, and Absorbances. On subsequent Attacks, players should declare whether they want the information or not; if not, the attack continues as normal.

Limitations: None.

SOS-[Status]

Effect: The item adds the indicated Status Condition to the character using it if they are reduced to 25% of their maximum Hit Points during the course of a battle. Status Conditions added in this manner cannot be removed through the use of Spells or Abilities such as Dispel; they will only be cancelled if the character’s current Hit Points are raised beyond 25% of their maximum value or the battle ends.

Limitations: SOS-Reraise cancels as normal if used to resurrect the character, and will not be re-added for the remainder of that battle.

[Status] Strike

Effect: The Weapon has a flat 60% CoS of adding the named Status Condition to the target with each and every successful Attack made—or, in the case of Death Strike, instantly reducing the target to 0 HP each time a successful Attack Action is made, regardless of its current HP and Armor. Status Durations are (4) for all Statuses except Poison and Stone, which are (∞).

Limitations: None.

[Status] Touch

Effect: The Weapon has a flat 30% CoS of adding the named Status Condition to the target with each and every successful Attack made—or, in the case of Death Touch, instantly reducing the target to 0 HP each time a successful Attack Action is made, regardless of the target’s current HP and Armor. Status Durations are (4) for all Statuses except Poison and Stone, which are (∞).

Limitations: None.

*Triple Critical

Effect: Due to its power, any Critical Hits caused by this Weapon inflict +200% damage, rather than the normal +100%.

Limitations: None.

Weapon Slot

Even a penniless adventurer knows better to venture out into the world without at least some sort of weapon, whether it be a well-forged Sword, stout Staff or high-powered Rifle.

Axes

Weapon Skill: Axes

Heavy, unsubtle and fearsome in the hands of a trained warrior. Axes take up both Weapon and Shield Slots.

Boomerangs

Weapon Skill: Thrown Weapons

Chakrams, boomerangs and oversized shuriken all make excellent throwing weapons, with good range and a keen edge that always returns to the thrower’s hand regardless of how far they are thrown. Boomerangs are considered Ranged. If an attack action made using a Boomerang misses, the attacker may roll a second time to see if the boomerang hits the target as it returns to his hand.

Bows

Weapon Skill: Bows

Short bows and longbows both require their share of strength and patience to master, but once a character has learned the ins and outs of marksmanship, their ability to deal damage from a distance can prove invaluable in many situations. Bows take up both Weapon and Shield Slots, and are considered Ranged.

Artemis Bow: The Artemis Bow may use two different types of Special Arrows simultaneously when the user makes an Attack Action.

Claws

Weapon Skill: Brawl

The logical evolution of the age-old spiked knuckle, Claws are favored by Monks and Ninja for the express purpose of close-range combat. Consisting of long reinforced blades extruding from the wielder’s knuckles, most Claws are either built into a glove or knuckle-duster designed to comfortably slip over the character’s hand. Claws are sold as pairs, and take up both Weapon and Shield Slots; if a character equipped with Claws has the Two Weapons Skill, they may make two Attack Actions with them as if they had two Weapons equipped.

Crossbows

Weapon Skill: Guns
Crossbows trade the muscle power of their low-tech compatriots for mechanical force, launching a single bolt at armor-busting speed. While compact, the time-consuming reload procedure makes this a weapon best suited for experts. Crossbows are considered Ranged.

Flails

Weapon Skill: Flails

Despite differences in construction, all Flails allow their wielder to attack from a comfortable distance. The most basic form of these is the whip, which can fall under one of two categories. Leather whips are constructed by wrapping thin strands of leather into a long tapering lash, whereas chain whips simply consist of interconnected iron links. Either version typically measures between 60cm and 3m, giving them a considerable reach in combat; advanced whips add weight to the end of the lash to inflict heavy bludgeoning damage. Other variations include Nunchuka, Maces and Ribbons. All Flails inflict Immobilize (2) when a Critical Hit is scored, in addition to whatever Equipment Abilities are listed below.

Strange Vision: The Strange Vision reveals information about the target equal to the Scan spell with each sucessful Attack Action. Treat this ability as Sensor for effects such as Bad Scan and Job Abilities.
Dragon Beard: The Dragon Beard inflicts Agility Break (2) and Slow (2) on a Critical Hit, in addition to the tandard Immobilize (2).

Gloves

Weapon Skill: Brawl

Another characteristic Monk weapon. Whether a simple padded glove or a variation on the time-honored brass knuckle, Gloves allow a character to put more weight into their punches whilst minimising damage to their own fists in the process. Gloves are sold as pairs, and take up both Weapon and Shield Slots; if a character equipped with Gloves has the Two Weapons Skill, they may make two Attack Actions with them as if they had two Weapons equipped.

Greatswords

Weapon Skill: Swords

Alternatively known as Knight Swords. Larger and heavier than ordinary swords, Greatswords are inelegant but powerful weapons whose weight requires considerable effort on the wielder’s part to use with any degree of success. As the name implies, Greatswords take up both Weapon and Shield Slots.

Apocalypse: The Apolcalypse ignores the target’s ARM when calculating damage.

Instruments

Weapon Skill: Instrument

Trademark weapon of the Bard. All Instruments have at least a little magic in them; most inflict damage by tuning into a certain frequency to project a powerful blast of sonic energy. The [x] in the listings should be replaced by the character’s instrument of preference—the most common types used are Lutes, Harps, Flutes, and Bells, but there are many other possibilities. For instance, a ’Lamia’s [x]’ could become a Lamia’s Harmonium or a Lamia’s Megaphone. Instruments take up both Weapon and Shield Slots, and are considered Ranged.

Katana

Weapon Skill: Swords

Katana are the mainstay of the Samurai Job. Their blades are formed by repeatedly folding a single sheet of metal, creating a lightweight yet durable weapon.

Knives

Weapon Skill: Knives

Knives measure between 20 to 38 centimeters and can be easily secreted up a sleeve or underneath a cloak to give the wielder an unexpected edge in combat. When calculating damage for Knives, the highest of either the character’s STR or AGI will be used.

Valiant Knife: The Valiant Knife reacts to its wielder’s health; the closer to death they are, the more dangerous the knife becomes. The Valiant Knife gains a bonus to damage equal to (Wielder’s Max HP – Wielder’s Current HP) / 3 on all Attack Actions.

Light Swords

Weapon Skill: Swords

Slender, elegant weapons favored by the more style-conscious swordsman. Lacking the cutting edge of their larger compatriots, these blades rely on their wielder’s dexterity and accuracy to hit their mark.

Ninja Blades

Weapon Skill: Knives

Longer and lighter than ordinary knives, Ninja Blades share the unusual construction of Katana and are a firm favorite with the profession they derive their name from. Forged as long as 60cm, they match favorably in combat to the average sword.

Polearms

Weapon Skill: Polearms

Polearms are built to inflict damage at a respectable distance in melee combat. To this end, Polearms consist of a length of wood or metal 1.5 to 2m length, topped by a heavy blade. Polearms take up both Weapon and Shield Slots.

Rifles

Weapon Skill: Guns

Bulky but powerful, Rifles represent the ultimate in long-range offensive capacity, able to deliver a single bullet across great distances with pinpoint accuracy via a long, rifled barrel. Rifles take up both Weapon and Shield Slots, and are considered Ranged.

Rods

Weapon Skill: Cudgels

Weapon of choice for Black Mages. Rods are shorter than Staves, and can be wielded in one hand much like a cudgel or maul; the tip acts as a solid, crushing weight. Like Staves, most Rods contain innate magical properties that can be focused and unleashed by a properly trained magic user.

Faith Rod: The Faith Rod’s power lies in its ability to debilitate opponents, exposing them to the power of a particular Element. The Rod has a flat CoS of 60% of inflicting Element Weak (6) every time a successful strike is made.

To determine which Element the target is now weak towards, roll a d10 and consult the table below:

Should the result be a Weakness the target already possesses—either naturally or through previous application of the Faith Rod—the attack has no additional effect.

Staves

Weapon Skill: Cudgels

Made of bound wood or metal, a Staff can inflict a respectable amount of damage if wielded by a skilled user, though most contain a small quantity of magic which can be tapped on when wielded by a mage. When calculating damage for Staves, the highest of either the character’s STR or MAG will be used. Staves take up both Weapon and Shield Slots.

Swallows

Weapon Skill: Polearms

Sometimes referred to as ‘Thief Swords’, Swallows are a variation of polearm looking not unlike two swords joined at the pommel. Due to their unusual dual blades, any Attack Action made with a Swallow may roll to hit twice, applying the better result of the two. Swallows take up both Weapon and Shield Slots.

Swords

Weapon Skill: Swords

The weapon of choice for adventurers everywhere. The keen edge and versatility of these weapons accounts for much of their popularity.

Ultima Weapon: This powerful weapon inflicts an additional (Wielder’s Current HP / 5) in damage with each successful Attack made before modifying for ARM. Abilities continue to use the weapon’s basic damage code, even if they use Attacks as a basis.

Shield Slot

Composed of reinforced wood, metal or any similarly durable substance, Shields are mostly used by the Warrior Jobs. Unlike other types of Armor, they only boost a character’s EVA and M. EVA rather than their ARM and M. ARM.

Body Slot

Angry monsters, unscrupulous soldiers, bandits, rogues, traitors, or the occasional weekend brawl with the ultimate evil—an adventurer can find themselves in any number of scrapes, given enough time and surprisingly little effort. In the heat of battle, even the most skilled of fighters will find themselves taking the odd hit; whether or not they survive the results is entirely down to their armor…

Mail

Mail is the heaviest type of body armor available, consisting of solid, overlapping plates of metal or another equally durable material for optimal protection against physical attacks.

Robes

Robes are the mainstay of the Mage Jobs, light enough to be worn without impeding the Mage’s spellcasting ability. Robes confer superior magical resistance but offer only scant protection against physical attacks.

Suits

A catchall category covering a wide and eclectic range of bodywear, Suits include ninja costumes, overalls and dresses.

Head Slot

Headwear frequently supplements body armor, protecting the wearer from opportunistic blows during the course of combat.

Hats

Hats encompass a broad range of headgear typically made of non-metallic materials, usually leather and cloth. Some examples include caps, hair ribbons, berets and hoods.

Helmets

Helmets are heavy, sturdy metallic headgear used primarily by the Warrior Jobs.

Hands Slot

Next to adequate protection for head and body, the ability to shield one’s sword-hand from harm is the often most vital for long-term survival on the battlefield.

Armwear

Armwear is a catchall term for arm guards, bracelets, bangles, and other armor that only covers part of the wearer’s hand. As a whole, Armwear protects the wearer from magical rather than physical attacks. Prices given are for one pair of Armwear.

Gauntlets

Gauntlets are reinforced to protect the wearer’s hands by enclosing them completely. Armor of this kind is usually made of heavy metal or leather and worn in conjunction with mail. Prices are given per one pair of Gauntlets.

Accessory Slot

Accessories are enchanted relics and objects with a small quantity of magic, ranging from mundane and mass-produced to powerful and rare. For reference’s sake, all Accessories in the FFRPG are organised into five categories, each of which is introduced in more detail below.

Status Accessories

Status Accessories protect the character from certain types of negative Status Condition—such as Blind or Poison—and may also reduce the amount of damage inflicted by elemental attacks.

Magic Accessories

Magic Accessories bestow beneficial Status Conditions such as Shell and Reflect upon their wearer—typically either at the start of a battle or when the wearer’s health is reduced to dangerously low levels.

Attribute Boosters

Attribute Boosters increase a character’s basic Attributes while equipped.

Statistic Boosters

Statistic Boosters provide bonuses to a character’s Combat Statistics.

Action Accessories

Action Accessories directly affect a character’s capabilities in combat, usually by conferring additional special abilities and attack bonuses. Accessories that add an [Element] Strike Equipment Ability override any other [Element] Strike Abilities present on that Weapon.

Gleams: The [x] Gleam Accessories add an [Element] Strike Ability to equipped Weapons. If the Weapon already has this [Element] Strike, the Gleam has no additional effect. For Weapons that have the ability to use Ammunition, Ammunition that confers Equipment Abilities will override the effects of the Gleam.

Inventory Slot

While it also stores spare equipment, the Inventory Slot is primarily used for a variety of offensive, defensive and curative materials which can give a party a considerable edge in a fight—or help salve their wounds after the last sword-blow has fallen. Unless otherwise noted, all items below are priced for one use of the item in question; once used, the item is destroyed, removing it from the Inventory Slot.

Recovery Items

From a simple medicinal potion to tail-feathers of the legendary Phoenix, Recovery Items offer a bewildering array of cure-alls for just about any ailment under the sun. Most stores sell weaker curative potions, as well as remedies for specific Status Conditions. Sensible adventurers will keep a healthy stock of both to accompany them in their travels.

Ammunition

Unlike most other armaments, the true power of Bows, Crossbows and Rifles comes as much from what is fired as the weapon itself. An experienced marksman is one who has learned the advantage of carrying a wide range of specialised ammunition into battle—Ice Arrows extinguish blazing Bombs, AP Ammo cracks tough Adamantoise shells, and Holy Bolts put a little bit of fear into that Archaeodaemon.

Characters equipped with a Weapon that supports ammunition may elect to load them with special projectiles when making an Attack Action; these must be purchased beforehand, and can be used to add additional Equipment Abilities to the weapon being used to make the Attack. All ammunition is purchased in units of ten; each Attack, successful or otherwise, will consume one unit of ammunition, removing it from the Inventory Slot. If no ammuntion is available—or the character is unwilling to expend it on an attack—the Weapon reverts to its default Equipment Abilities.

Ammo

Ammo is used by Rifles.

Fast Ammo: If used in an Attack Action, Fast Ammo gives the firer a +5 bonus to their Initiative in the following Round. This bonus is only applied once per Round.

Arrows

Arrows are used by Bows.

Bolts

Bolts are used by Crossbows.

Thrown Weapons

Thrown Weapons are disposable projectiles designed to give characters an additional offensive edge in combat. An attack with a Thrown Weapon requires an Item Action, and is resolved in the same manner as a standard Attack Action would be. Regardless of whether the Attack hits or misses, the Weapon is consumed and removed from the Inventory Slot after the attack resolves. Prices given in the listings below are per one Weapon.

Bombs

Skill: Thrown Weapons

Bombs are small, compact explosives designed to be thrown and detonate on impact. Their practical range can be significantly increased by using a dedicated launcher, though most adventuring parties will simply rely on their throwing arms.

Darts

Weapon Skill: Thrown Weapons

A popular choice in conjunction with contact poisons, Darts require a considerable amount of accuracy to inflict any significant damage, though their relatively light weight and cheapness does offset this drawback.

Scrolls

Weapon Skill: Thrown Weapons

Magic scrolls are enchanted pieces of paper scribed to trigger a magical effect upon coming into contact with an opponent. Ninja make extensive use of tools like these to confound opponents.

Shuriken

Weapon Skill: Thrown Weapons

The shuriken is a small, sharp metal disc with multiple cutting edges that can be thrown at a target in rapid succession. While the damage inflicted is normally far from grevious, a trained hand can turn them into an accurate and deadly weapon.

Support Items

Characters may occasionally come across weak magical artifacts imbibed with enough power to create a particular spell effect when used. After that, they crumble to dust, removing them from the Inventory Slot. While some may be bought in stores, the most powerful only surface in the hands of monsters and treasure chests encountered during the course of an adventure. Support Items affect battles indirectly rather than directly, and are as capable of bestowing beneficial and protective magics as they are of stripping them away. Use the user’s MAG Attribute and M. ACC for the purposes of calculating the effects of the Spell mimicked by the item.

Smoke Bomb: The noxious smoke released by this item allows the entire party to make an instantly successful Escape Action.
Hero Drink: This potent brew adds the Status Conditions Power Up (6), Magic Up (6), Agility Up (6), and Spirit Up (6) to the target.

Battle Items

Battle Items capture offensive magics for future use, unleashing a variety of devastating and debilitating effects on an opponent. Where applicable, use the user’s MAG Attribute—and, in the case of Status Conditions, M. ACC—to calculate the effects of the Spell the Battle Item mimics.