Equipment

 

Aside from weapons and armour, basic equipment is an adventurer's livelihood. Boots, outerwear, basic adventure gear and a backpack are all but mandatory for any kind of trek into the wilderness. Depending on your skills, you may need specialized tools such as climbing gear, precision tools or a first aid kit. For those with money to burn, more advanced or sophisticated tools such as compasses, telescopes or sextants can be extremely useful in certain situations.

Clothes

Everyone needs clothes, and everyone starts with a free set of simple (lower classes), normal (middle classes) or fancy clothes (upper classes). Beyond that, though, you'll need to pay.

Containers

In addition to your basic clothing, you'll probably also want some bags or containers to carry your gear in. Note that most containers effectively put a cap on the maximum Bulk of gear carried in them. A backpack, for example, can hold 30 Bulk worth of gear, but you only have to consider the first 20 Bulk when calculating how much you're carrying. You can only ever gain this reduction in Bulk from one of each type of container, regardless of how many you carry.

Specialized Equipment

Specialized equipment includes several different kits for supporting the performance of different functions or skills. Note that once you reach the Companion, Master or Grandmaster level in a Skill Field, you will need signficantly higher quality tools to support your skills. For any skill that requires tools, you need Companion level tools to benefit from a Skill higher than 17, Master level tools to benefit from a Skill higher than 19 and Grandmaster level tools to benefit from a Skill higher than 20.

Machines and Mechanical Equipment

Machines and mechanical equipment can be extremely expensive, and are often as much vanity items as they are useful tools.