{"id":90,"date":"2024-11-26T18:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/?p=90"},"modified":"2024-11-28T06:02:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:02:01","slug":"character-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackpudding.com\/dragonage\/2024\/11\/26\/character-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starting Equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Player characters do not generally start their adventures with<br>much to their names. In play your character will have a chance<br>to get better equipment but must start with the basics. Think<br>of better gear as something to aspire to. Characters begin play<br>with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A backpack, traveling clothes, and a waterskin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a mage, you get one weapon and a staff (for<br>your Arcane Lance).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a rogue, you get light leather armor and two<br>weapons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a warrior, you get heavy leather armor and<br>three weapons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you choose a bow or crossbow, you get a quiver and<br>20 arrows or bolts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have the Weapon and Shield talent, you get a<br>medium shield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure to pick weapons from weapon groups your character<br>knows. Otherwise, you\u2019ll suffer penalties when you wield them, and there will be little point in carrying the weapons around. Also remember that some weapons have a minimum Strength requirement, so be sure your character is strong enough before picking something like a two-handed sword. You\u2019ll also want to write down your armor\u2019s Armor Rating on your character record sheet. This is a measure of the armor\u2019s protection and you\u2019ll need to know that during combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your character also gets 50 + 3d6 silver pieces to buy additional gear. You\u2019ll find a complete list of available items in Chapter 4: Weapons, Armor, &amp; Gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course starting equipment is merely a suggestion and should be tailored to individual campaigns and concepts as needed. A game centering around a group of Orlesian nobles might have characters who start out with substantially better arms, armor, and resources while a game where everyone is an escaped slave or prisoner might not even have the modest equipment provided here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate is ready to outfit her rogue. She writes on her character sheet that she has a backpack, traveler\u2019s garb, and a waterskin. As a rogue, she starts with light leather armor and two weapons. She can choose anything from the rogue\u2019s weapon groups: Bows, Brawling, Light Blades, Staves. She decides to take a short bow and a shortsword, so she can make both ranged and melee attacks. Since she took a bow, she also gets a quiver and 20 arrows. She then rolls 3d6 and gets 12. That means she starts with 62 silver (50 + 12). She spends 15 of that on a light shield for when things get up close and personal. She also spends 2 silver on 20 yards of rope. That leaves her with 45 silver as the campaign begins, so she has some resources for food, lodging, bribes, etc.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Player characters do not generally start their adventures with much to their names. In play your character will have a chance to get better equipment but must start with the basics. 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