Equipment and Itemization

Weapons

In general:

• Weapon damage has been normalized across proficiency levels.
• Weapon size only factors into the Simple Weapon Mastery and Single Weapon Fighting feats.
• Weapons all possess 20/x2 critical range and multiplier.
• Weapon Proficiency: Exotic, Weapon Focus, and Weapon Specialization feats have been removed. See the 'Combat Style' line of feats for their replacements.

These changes were made to encourage weapon variety, rather than some weapons being flatly inferior to others. Combat Styles replace the individual weapon-specific feats, and work with all applicable weapons.

Simple Melee
Name	Damage	Critical Range	Critical Multiplier	Damage Type	Size	Other
Dagger	1d4	20	x2	Piercing	Tiny	Finesse
Kama	1d4	20	x2	Slashing	Small	Finesse
Mace	1d4	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Small	Finesse
Sickle	1d4	20	x2	Slashing	Small	Finesse
Club	1d6	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Medium
Heavy Mace	1d6	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Medium
Quarterstaff	1d8	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Large	Finesse
Spear	1d8	20	x2	Piercing	Large

Simple Ranged
Name	Damage	Critical Range	Critical Multiplier	Damage Type	Size	Other
Dart	1d4	20	x2	Piercing	Tiny
Sling	1d4	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Small
Light Crossbow	2d8	20	x2	Piercing	Small
Shortbow	1d6	20	x2	Piercing	Medium

Martial Melee
Name	Damage	Critical Range	Critical Multiplier	Damage Type	Size	Other
Kukri	1d6	20	x2	Slashing	Tiny	Finesse
Handaxe	1d6	20	x2	Slashing	Small	Finesse
Shortsword	1d6	20	x2	Piercing	Small	Finesse
Light Hammer	1d6	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Small	Finesse
Whip	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Small	Finesse, Cannot be used in Off-Hand
Battleaxe	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Medium
Light Flail	1d8	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Medium
Longsword	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Medium	Finesse
Rapier	1d8	20	x2	Piercing	Medium	Finesse
Scimitar	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Medium	Finesse
Warhammer	1d8	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Medium
Morningstar	1d8	20	x2	Piercing	Medium
Bastard Sword	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Medium
Katana	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Medium	Finesse
Dwarven Waraxe	1d8	20	x2	Slashing	Medium
Greataxe	2d6	20	x2	Slashing	Large
Greatsword	2d6	20	x2	Slashing	Large
Halberd	2d6	20	x2	Slashing	Large
Heavy Flail	2d6	20	x2	Bludgeoning	Large
Trident	2d6	20	x2	Piercing	Large

Martial Ranged
Name	Damage	Critical Range	Critical Multiplier	Damage Type	Size	Other
Shuriken	1d6	20	x2	Piercing	Tiny
Throwing Axe	1d6	20	x2	Slashing	Small
Heavy Crossbow	2d10	20	x2	Piercing	Medium
Longbow	1d8	20	x2	Piercing	Large

Armor

In general:

• Arcane spell failure from armor does not exist.
• The combination of Base Armor AC + Dexterity Modifier Bonus cannot exceed 10.
• Shields all grant +2 AC and weigh 6.0 lbs, regardless of type. The types exist for cosmetic categorisation only.

Light Armor
Name	Base AC	Max Dex Modifier	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Weight
None	0	10	0	0%	1.0 lbs
Padded Armor	1	+9	-1	0%	5.0 lbs
Leather Armor	2	+8	-2	0%	5.0 lbs
Studded Leather Armor	3	+7	-3	0%	10.0 lbs

Medium Armor
Name	Base AC	Max Dex Modifier	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Weight
Chain Shirt	4	+6	-4	0%	15.0 lbs
Chainmail Coat	5	+5	-5	0%	30.0 lbs
Breastplate	6	+4	-6	0%	40.0 lbs

Heavy Armor
Name	Base AC	Max Dex Modifier	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Weight
Splintmail Coat	7	+3	-7	0%	45.0 lbs
Half Plate	8	+2	-8	0%	50.0 lbs
Full Plate	9	+1	-9	0%	55.0 lbs

Shields
Name	Base AC	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Weight
Buckler	2	0	0%	6.0 lbs
Large Shield	2	0	0%	6.0 lbs
Tower Shield	2	0	0%	6.0 lbs

Scar-touched Items

The items and equipment coming out of Forging Seeds are generated with random positive and negative properties and can tailored to your character using crafting orbs and experience points. Each scar-touched item will have Power, Disruption, and Capacity listed at the top of the description.

An example scar-touched item.

Power, Disruption and Capacity

Power defines the base Capacity the item has available to hold item properties, costs are noted in tables below. The Power value also influences an item's core bonus (such as Enhancement Bonus for weapons, and AC for armor). Power also affects the number of item slots as noted in the Slots section.

When an item reaches 40 Power, the character receives a general +1 AB as a 'Capstone Bonus' while that item is equipped, so long as its Core Bonus is different from any other capstoned items equipped (Therefore a maximum of +6, as there are six categories of Core Bonus - EB, Armor AC, Shield AC, Deflection AC, Natural AC, and Dodge AC).

Disruption decreases the Capacity the item has to hold positive properties, therefore the total Capacity is [Power - Disruption]. Disruption also fills slots the item has with negative properties, as noted in the Slots section.

Slots

An item has a number of slots for properties. An item with no Power has one slot, and gains another slot for having any Power at all, plus one slot for every 10 Power - therefore seed-generated items have [2 + Power/10] slots.

Disruption fills item slots with negative properties. Having any Disruption at all fills one slot, and every 10 Disruption fills another slot with a negative property. These properties are drawn at random from the Negative Properties table, with more powerful negatives available the higher the Disruption as noted on the table.

Core Bonuses

Each item has a Core Bonus which is a function of the item's Power. For weapons this is Enhancement Bonus, or Attack Bonus if the weapon is incapable of having EB (such as bows). For all other items this is whatever the type of AC associated with that item type is.

For every 10 Power an item possesses, it gains +1 to its Core Bonus, e.g. 10 Power is +1, and 40 Power is +4.

Core Bonuses do not take up any slots on an item - they are independent and inherent to the item.

Orbs

Orbs are crafted from scrap and ichor or found in loot containers. They are used to modify properties on scar-touched items.

Type	Scrap	Ichor	Effect
Orb of Infusion	10	2 Red, 1 Green	Increase an item's Power by 1. Consumes an amount of XP equal to the cube of the item's current Power, e.g. an item with 30 Power requires 27000 XP to raise to 31. Cannot increase Power beyond 40. There is a 50% chance the item will gain a point of Disruption as well.
Orb of Stability	10	2 Blue, 1 Green	Decrease an item's Disruption by 1. Consumes an amount of XP equal to the cube of [40 - Disruption], e.g. an item with 15 Disruption requires 15625 XP to reduce to 14. If this reduces the item's Disruption enough that a slot is no longer filled with a negative property, one of these is chosen at random - prioritising the highest Disruption bracket property the item has.
Orb of Abrogation	10	3 Red	Remove a specific positive item property.
Orb of Potential	10	1 Red, 1 Blue, 1 Green	Rolls a positive property within the available free Capacity on an item.
Orb of Transference	10	1 Red, 2 Blue	Transfers properties and power between items.

Selection Logic

When an item is generated, its negative properties are first placed, as according to its Disruption and the negative properties table.

The Power Prerequisite of a property is the minimum at which that property can appear; a 20+ Power item may have properties with a 1+ Power minimum, but an item below 20 Power cannot have any defined as requiring 20+ base Power.

When properties are selected, the highest rank of that property is purchased (providing it can be afforded) until half the item's Capacity is expended; beyond which the purchased rank is random. This is to provide 'tentpole' bonuses to always make items feel valuable for their Tier, and prevent the system selecting a massive number of very weak bonuses inside a high Capacity item.

Some properties may be selected multiple times, as noted in the property tables. Properties with subtypes (skills, specific saves, etc) may only select each subtype once (no repeats of bonuses to the same skills or saves, but multiple different skills and saves may be selected).

If an item has a property, the opposite property will not be generated on an item - for example, an item with +1 Stability will not roll -1 Stability, and vice versa.

Charges

Spells generated on items require a number of charges equal to their spell level to cast.

The maximum charges on an item vary depending on the spells generated on the item; each spell gives an increase to maximum charges equivalent to its level multiplied by 3. This can be further increased if the item has rolled the 'Increased Charges' property, which can only appear on items that already have spells. For example, an item which is generated with a level 3 spell has 9 charges; an item which is generated with both a level 3 spell and level 2 spell has 15 charges.

Charges on items can be restored while in the rest/wellpower state, using the 'Recharge' power attached to the item, at a cost of 1 ichor per charge. The colors of ichor used depend on the type(s) of spell(s) the item has generated - red for harmful, green for healing, blue for others. In the case of an item with multiple spells, the highest level spell determines the ichor type. If there are multiple spells of the highest spell level, the first spell according to alphabetical order is used.

Unique Properties

Some properties, such as Rune Damage and Oil Damage, only use the highest value of that property equipped across all items, and will not stack.

Tiers Table

Tiers of items for generation in the loot table.

Tier	Level Range	Power (Base)	Power (Dice)	Disruption (Base)	Disruption (Dice)
Low	3-5	4	1d6	2	1d4
Medium	6-8	8	2d6	5	2d4
High	9-10	12	3d6	8	3d4

Therefore, the Capacity derived from the possible Power and Disruption scores is as follows (for reference only):

Tier	Range of Capacity
Low	3-7
Medium	4-13
High	10-19

Property Tables

Negative Properties Table

Disruption Prerequisite	Property (Negative)	Repeatable?
1+	Increase Weight 5lbs	No
10+	Increase Weight 10lbs	No
15+	Increase Weight 15lbs	No
10+	Damage Vulnerability 5%	Yes
15+	Damage Vulnerability 10%	Yes
1+	-2 Random Skill (Any)	No
10+	-4 Random Skill (Any)	No
15+	-6 Random Skill (Any)	No
1+	-2 Specific Save	Yes
10+	-4 Specific Save	Yes
15+	-6 Specific Save	Yes
1+	-1 General Save	Yes
10+	-2 General Save	Yes
15+	-3 General Save	Yes
10+	Reduced Maneuvers -1	No
10+	Reduced Metamagic -1	No
10+	Reduced HP (1/2 HD)	No
15+	Reduced HP (1 HD)	No
1+	Reduced Charges -1	No
10+	Reduced Charges -2	No
15+	Reduced Charges -3	No
1+	Reduced Stability -1	No
10+	Reduced Stability -2	No
15+	Reduced Stability -3	No
10+	Maneuver DC -1	No
10+	Spell DC -1	No

Positive Properties Master List

Tier	Property (Positive)	Power	Repeatable?	Item Slots
1+	+1 Skill (See Table)	1	Yes	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
10+	+2 Skill (See Table)	2	Yes	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
20+	+3 Skill (See Table)	3	Yes	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
1+	+1 Saves vs Specific (See Table)	1	Yes	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
10+	+2 Saves vs Specific (See Table)	2	Yes	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
20+	+3 Saves vs Specific (See Table)	3	Yes	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
1+	+1 AC vs Damage Type	2	Yes	All
10+	+2 AC vs Damage Type	4	Yes	All
20+	+3 AC vs Damage Type	6	Yes	All
1+	Light 5m	1	No	All
10+	Light 10m	2	No	All
20+	Light 15m	3	No	All
1+	Weight Reduction 80%	2	No	Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
10+	Weight Reduction 60%	4	No	Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
20+	Weight Reduction 40%	6	No	Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
20+	Weight Reduction 20%	8	No	Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
1+	Cast Spell L1	6	Yes	All
10+	Cast Spell L2	12	Yes	All
20+	Cast Spell L3	18	Yes	All
1+	Bonus Spell Slot L1	6	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
10+	Bonus Spell Slot L2	12	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
20+	Bonus Spell Slot L3	18	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
10+	Bonus HP (1/2 HD)	4	No	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
20+	Bonus HP (1 HD)	8	No	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
1+	Extra Maneuvers +1	4	No	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
1+	Extra Metamagic +1	4	No	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
1+	Maneuver DC +1	4	No	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
1+	Spell DC +1	4	No	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
1+	Increased Charges +1	2	Yes	All (Except Ammunition)
10+	Increased Charges +2	4	Yes	All (Except Ammunition)
20+	Increased Charges +3	6	Yes	All (Except Ammunition)
1+	Rune Damage 1d8	3	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
10+	Rune Damage 1d10	6	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
20+	Rune Damage 1d12	9	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
1+	Oil Damage 1d6	2	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
10+	Oil Damage 1d8	4	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
20+	Oil Damage 1d10	6	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
10+	Damage Immunity 5% (See Table)	4	Yes	Head, Chest, Cloak
20+	Damage Immunity 10%(See Table)	8	Yes	Head, Chest, Cloak
1+	Massive Criticals 1d10	4	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
10+	Massive Criticals 2d10	10	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
1+	Extra Damage Type (Bludgeoning/Slashing/Piercing)	6	No	Melee Weapon
10+	+1 General Saves (See Table)	5	No	Head, Chest, Cloak
20+	+2 General Saves (See Table)	10	No	Head, Chest, Cloak
1+	+1 Ability (See Table)	6	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
10+	+2 Ability (See Table)	11	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
20+	+3 Ability (See Table)	16	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
30+	+4 Ability (See Table)	21	Yes	Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
1+	+1 Stability	2	No	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
10+	+2 Stability	4	No	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
20+	+3 Stability	6	No	Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
1+	Sneak Attack 1d6	10	No	Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon

Skills Reference

Slot	Skills
Main Hand	.
Off Hand	.
Head	Insight, Investigation, Perception
Chest	Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth, Survival
Boots	Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth
Gloves	Trapping, Sleight of Hand, Locksmithing
Rings	Animal Handling, Arcana, Medicine
Amulet	Investigation, Perception
Belt	Insight, Trapping, Locksmithing
Cloak	Stealth, Sleight of Hand, Survival

Saves Reference

Slot	Specific Saves
Main Hand	.
Off Hand	.
Head	Mind Affecting, Sonic
Chest	Positive, Negative
Boots	Electricity
Gloves	Acid
Rings	.
Amulet	Fear, Divine
Belt	Poison, Disease
Cloak	Fire, Cold

Slot	General Saves
Main Hand	.
Off Hand	.
Head	Will
Chest	Fortitude
Boots	.
Gloves	.
Rings	.
Amulet	.
Belt	.
Cloak	Reflex

Damage Immunity Reference

Slot	Damage Immunity
Main Hand	.
Off Hand	.
Head	Sonic
Chest	Acid, Electricity
Boots	.
Gloves	.
Rings	.
Amulet	.
Belt	.
Cloak	Fire, Cold

Ability Reference

Slot	Abilities
Main Hand	.
Off Hand	.
Head	.
Chest	.
Boots	Dexterity, Constitution
Gloves	Strength, Dexterity
Rings	Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
Amulet	Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
Belt	Strength, Constitution
Cloak	.