Deadearth - Equipment Supplement 1

Equipment Supplement #1

deadEarth Equipment Supplement #1

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How It Works The following lists are meant to supplement the equipment lists found in the deadEarth Player’s Handbook. In some cases, items useful in wilderness campaigns have been repeated here for easy reference. However, players and game masters are advised to make full use of all resources available to them to provide the greatest variety in their campaigning. The following codes are used to determine availability. Remember that in wilderness campaigns, reference to a “city” applies to the scavenging of deserted cities as well. Whether in an occupied city or a deserted city, availability does not necessarily mean the characters will find their desired item. Craftsmen are often found in trade caravans, where they perform their crafts in return for protection and access to multiple markets. common. May be found 90% of the time, almost anywhere. uncommon. May be found 60% of the time, usually in a town or city. rare. May be found 30% of the time, usually in a city. military. May only be found at military or trade depots, and then only 50% of the time. specialty. May only be found in a location that has a craftsman or producer of a specific nature, and then only 50% of the time. rare-mil. May only be found at military installations or trade depots, and then only 10% of the time. rare-spec. May only be found in a location that has a craftsman or producer of a specific nature, and then only 10% of the time.

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Equipment Books City Guide. Maps and information regarding a given urban area. Useful if you get lost or if you want to find a specific item in the deserted ruins of a big city. A specific City Guide may be very hard to find out of the city perimeter, and prices may also vary. weight: 1. cost: 100. availability: common in the city perimeter, rare out of it. Complete Guide to Improvised Weapon Smithing. Nine in ten prisoners in jail around the world know the contents of this book. Learn how to create home-made explosives, small cannons and other kinds of weapons using things you can find in any trash can. weight: 2. cost: 400. availability: rare-spec. Survival Guide, Alternative Nourishment. A generic pre-war guide to alimentation in special situations when sometimes you don’t have any food or means to cook (in the wilderness, mostly). Why eating meat if you can go fine with worms and roots? If you can’t hunt, this one may be very useful. Post-war similars are rare-spec and cost five times as much, but include specific situations such as ruined places, radiated wastelands and more. weight: 2. cost: 300. availability: rare. Survival Guide, Military (FM 21-76). The guide issued to U.S. soldiers. Includes information on hunting, fishing, trapping, construction of improvised weapons, poisonous and edible plants and animals, navigation, water collection and purification, and much more. weight: 2. cost: 500. availability: rare-mil. Survival Skills, Nuclear War. The definitive guide on effects of radiation fallout, building of radiation shelters, improvised clothing and tools, food and water storage, air and water purification, waste handling, and much more. weight: 2. cost: 400. availability: rare-spec. Tribal Cultures. A pre-war book describing the habits and techniques found in tribal cultures in a given country or region. Post-war tribal cultures handbooks are rare-spec and cost ten times as much. weight: 2. cost: 100. availability: uncommon. World Atlas. A complete pre-war compilation world maps and information on each continent. Must be out of date in 2023, info is never enough isn't it? Price and availability may vary from place to place. weight: 4. cost: 800. availability: rare. World Fauna (per continent). The ultimate guidebook to animal lore. Post-war world fauna manuals are rarespec., and cost ten times as much. weight: 2. cost: 180. availability: uncommon.

Capital Property bicycle. A common aluminum non-motorized two-wheeled ground vehicle. Bicycles with gear shifting cost twice as much. weight: 14. cost: 150. availability: uncommon. canoe. An aluminum or Kevlar canoe for two persons plus gear, or three persons with little gear. Comes with two paddles, a yoke for portaging, and 50% of the time with an anchor. There is a 20% chance the canoe has a squared-off stern for a small outboard motor. weight: 40. cost: 500. availability: uncommon.

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kayak. A plastic or polymer one-person watercraft with minimal storage space for gear. Comes with one twoended paddle. weight: 30. cost: 500. availability: uncommon. pet. One standard cat, dog, or other common domesticated pet. In good condition. cost: 35. availability: common. plow. A farming plow for pulling behind a beast of burden. cost: 250. availability: uncommon. riding beast. A horse or other animal broken and trained for riding. A trained, experienced war horse costs 23 times as much, and has an availability of specialty. Saddle and other accessories not included. cost: 2,000. availability: uncommon. tractor. A standard farming implement for pulling various other farm implements. cost: 1,500. availability: rare. Consumables alcohol. One-liter bottle of wine or spirits or one case (24 cans) of beer. Spirits are flammable, and useful for Molotov cocktails. weight: 2-10. cost: 80. availability: common. cigarettes. One pack of cigarettes of any variety. weight: negligible. cost: 50. availability: uncommon. insect repellent. One aerosol can or one squeeze bottle of insect repellent with DEET, good for 15 full-body applications. weight: 0.5. cost: 10. availability: uncommon. purification tablets. One bottle of 40 iodine tablets for purifying water, good for 20 quarts. weight: negligible. cost: 10. availability: uncommon. ration. Enough dried or canned food and water for one person for one day. weight: 1. cost: 3. availability: common. seed. One bag of corn, soybeans, or other fruits or vegetables. One bag yields on average 200 rations worth of food during one year. weight: 50. cost: 50. availability: common. soap. A bar of soap or a bottle of dish soap, good for 50 uses. weight: 1. cost: 10. availability: common. sunscreen. One tube or bottle of water-repellent SPF 40 sunscreen, good for 10 full-body applications. weight: 0.5. cost: 10. availability: uncommon. Kits first aid kit. A small kit containing enough bandages, iodine, alcohol, antiseptic, cotton, thread, and tape to be applied to ten wounds. In addition, there is a 50% chance per item that any first aid kit will also contain remedies for insect bites, snake bites, poison ivy and poison oak, a tourniquet, a breathing mask for CPR, a first aid guide book, a tweezers, a small flashlight, matches, a razor blade, and a small signal mirror. weight: 3. cost: 150. availability: uncommon. fishing tackle kit. Everything you need for fly fishing or casting in fresh water, including a small tackle box filled with various plastic baits, sinkers, bobbers, hooks, jigs, spare fishing line, leaders, etc., a tool for removing hooks, a filet knife, a small cooler for catch and live bait, a small fishing net, and one standard casting pole or a fly-casting pole with appropriate reel and fishing line. weight: 10. cost: 120. availability: uncommon. gun cleaning kit. Everything you need for routine maintenance of any rifle or handgun, including cloths, oil, brushes, rods, and various other cleaning implements. weight: 3. cost: 80. availability: rare.

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leatherworking kit. Skinning knife, utility knife, oils for treating leather, various needles, cotton thread, sinew and leather thread, four 6-8’ wood poles and twine for creating a hide stretching frame, and dyes for coloring leather. Often the poles are removed from the kit and a hand axe is carried to create a stretching frame on demand. weight: 25 (5 without poles). cost: 30. availability: uncommon. polymer repair kit. Resin, patches, glue, and cleaning knife for repairing damage done to various polymers: fiberglass, Kevlar, polymer, etc. Will completely restore watercraft to watertight condition after minor damage. Will restore one armor point on a piece of Kevlar or polymer armor (and only one, even if repeated). A piece of armor cannot be repaired if it has no armor points. weight: 3. cost: 200. availability: specialty. shell reloading kit. Everything you need for reloading any size rifle, shotgun, or handgun cartridge, except for the cartridges themselves and the gunpowder. Includes a vice grip, pliers, funnel, small balance, two razor blades, etc. weight: 20. cost: 250. availability: rare. trapping kit. Contains everything you need for trapping game except the skill. Includes two small spring traps, one medium spring trap, utility knife, ten wooden stakes, twenty 1’ lengths of thin stiff wire, a reel of fishing line, 20’ of rope, and a hammer and nails. In addition, there is a 50% chance per item that any trapping kit contains various animal calls, buck scent or other animal scent lures, or dried meat and vegetable baits. weight: 12. cost: 200. availability: rare. Miscellaneous ball-point pen. A one-charge standard pen. Available mostly in the black, blue and red colors, although others may also be found. weight: negligible. cost: 2. availability: uncommon. blanket, thermal. Thin foil-lined emergency blanket, protects down to freezing temperatures. weight: negligible. cost: 25. availability: common. caltrop. Small metal object with 4 or more sharpened points arranged such that when they are resting on the ground, at least one point is pointing straight up. Fighting or running in an area where 5 or more caltrops have been strewn requires an average acrobatics roll every round. Anybody stepping on one receives 1 damage to a foot and D6 stun. weight: 0.5. cost: 4. availability: uncommon. camp stove. Portable two-burner propane camp stove. Matches and propane not included. weight: 6. cost: 100. availability: rare. climbing shoes. Snug-fitting low-cut shoes with hard rubber sole for climbing rocks. weight: 1. cost: 120. availability: rare. compass, military. Compass that always points north and has tools for directional navigation. weight: 0.5. cost: 220. availability: military. crayon. A three-inch long cylindrical piece of hardened colored wax used for drawing. Available in random colors. The cost is for each crayon. Note that a complete set with the 12 most common colors is rare. weight: negligible. cost: 1. availability: uncommon. expedition pack. An oversized hiking pack for serious expeditions. Holds 50 pounds, and has loops and hooks for carrying tools and other items on the outside. Add 20 to your maximum carrying weight while using an expedition pack. weight: -20. cost: 75. availability: rare. fatigues, woodland camo. A military-style uniform or hunting outfit including a t-shirt, heavy shirt, pants, boots, and a belt, all in woodland camo décor. weight: 6. cost: 28. availability: uncommon. furs. The selling price of one fur from a common animal like a deer or raccoon, or of one fine fur from an ermine or other small animal. Furs from large animals like moose or bear sell for 2-3 times as much, and have

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an availability of uncommon. Large rare furs like tiger and other exotic furs sell for 5-10 times as much, and have an availability of rare. weight: varies. cost: 20. availability: common to rare. galoshes. For protecting shoes or boots from wet weather. Also counts as light rubber armor boots. weight: 1. cost: 10. availability: uncommon. gas mask. Filters the air. +10 shielding only during use. weight: 2. cost: 150. availability: rare. globe. A globe of the earth. weight: 2. cost: 100. availability: rare. goggles. For serious protection from the harsh windstorms and blowing dust and ash. weight: negligible. cost: 50. availability: rare. hiking boots. Leather boots with gusseted tongue, fast-lacing system, gore-tex weight: 3. cost: 100. availability: rare.

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hip waders. For fishing in rivers and lakes. Also counts as light rubber armor boots, leggings, shank, and codpiece. weight: 3. cost: 50. availability: uncommon. hunting blind. A one-person woodland camouflaged shelter for hunting. The user will receive a +2D6 modifier to hide while remaining relatively motionless in the blind. weight: 6. cost: 50. availability: rare. inflatable raft. A four-person inflatable raft with four paddles. weight: 10. cost: 350. availability: rare. ink pen, rechargeable. A rechargeable ink pen, special for firm trace drawings. Three in every four artists prefer ink pens than common pens. Ink charges are rare, and cost 10 $tandards each. The price of the pen itself varies depending on the material used and the adorns put onto it. weight: negligible. cost: 5-30. availability: rare. life jacket. A personal floatation device (PFD). weight: 2. cost: 50. availability: uncommon. padlock. An unrusted steel padlock with key. weight: 1. cost: 22. availability: rare. quiver. A standard quiver holds 20 arrows or 15 bolts. weight: 1. cost: 16. availability: uncommon. radiation meter. Comes in three varieties. Dose rate meters are the most effective, instantaneously analyzing the level of dangerous radiation in an area. Dosimeters also work, but take longer, requiring some exposure to possible radiation. Geiger counters do not measure radiation levels, but instead can be used to locate trace amounts of radioactivity or determine the direction of relatively high or low radiation sources. Requires 2 “D” batteries (not included). weight: 2. cost: 3,000. availability: rare-spec. radiation suit. One intact full-body environmentally sealed radiation suit with hood and working air filter. Only available in bright yellow. Must be worn over all other garments, including armor. Wearing a backpack risks tearing the suit. Add +60 shielding for a suit in perfect condition. weight: 3. cost: 10,000. availability: rarespec. rain poncho. Plastic rain poncho with hood. weight: negligible. cost: 4. availability: common. saddlebags. One pair of saddlebags for a riding beast. Each holds 25 pounds. weight: 6. cost: 50. availability: uncommon.

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sextant. A navigational device for use at sea, out of sight of land. weight: 2. cost: 150. availability: specialty. scabbard. A scabbard for a sword. weight: 6. cost: 22. availability: uncommon. snowsuit. A full-body (except hands, feet, and face) cold-weather snowsuit. weight: 5. cost: 24. availability: uncommon. sunglasses. Keep the blowing ash and the ultraviolet radiation out. weight: negligible. cost: 20. availability: common. tent, 2-person. Small tent with room for two adults and minimal gear. weight: 4. cost: 160. availability: uncommon. tent, 6-person. Large 2-room dome tent or 1-room upright pole tent. Sleeps six adults with room for minimal gear. weight: 16. cost: 280. availability: uncommon. tent, screen. Large 1-room upright pole tent with nylon screen walls for insect protection. weight: 4. cost: 80. availability: uncommon. trap, spring. A spring trap about 4-6” in length, for trapping small game, equipped with a short length of chain for securing to a stake. Medium spring traps are 6-8” in length and cost and weigh twice as much. Large spring traps are 12” or greater in length and cost and weigh four times as much. weight: 2. cost: 30. availability: uncommon. walkie-talkie. One pair of frequency-matched non-military walkie-talkies with a range of 200 yards. Each requires 4 AA batteries, not included. weight: 2. cost: 150. availability: rare. water purifier. Hand-pump purifier with ceramic micro-filter which will clean water of any bacteria and is infinitely reusable. weight: 1. cost: 200. availability: rare. Tools axe, hand. A small hand axe suitable for cutting wood for campfires. weight: 2. cost: 20. availability: common. chain saw. A gasoline-powered equipment originally made for cutting wood (but could be used to cut mostly anything softer than a tree). Fuel not included. The gas tank holds about one pint of gasoline mixed with twostroke engine oil (0.5 liter), good for an hour of constant use. weight: 14. cost: 1200. availability: spec. knife, filet. A thin flexible knife with a sharp edge for descaling and filleting fish. weight: 1. cost: 20. availability: uncommon. knife, skinning. A heavily curved knife with a sharpened hook on the back for skinning game. weight: 1. cost: 20. availability: uncommon. scissors. A metal-made instrument for precise cut on paper. Bigger scissors can be used for cutting harder materials but cost and weigh more. weight: 0,5 or more. cost: 10 or more. availability: common. shovel, folding. Small folding camp shovel. weight: 4. cost: 40. availability: uncommon.

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Services armor repair. Repair of any type of armor using construction, smithing, chemistry, and/or armor repair skills, including labor and materials. The cost to repair one armor point on any piece of armor is equal to ¼ of the cost of an undamaged vest of the same type. cost: 4 to 1300, depending on armor type. availability: uncommon to rare-spec, depending on armor type. bodyguards. Cost of hiring one person skilled in most combative skills like senses and weapon skills, who will defend you on hostile circumstances. Now how much you’ll be able to trust him depends on how much you can pay. Bodyguards usually bring their own equipment, but you might want to provide better stuff if you can afford it. cost: 35 per day or much more, depending on the danger. availability: uncommon. hunting party. Cost of hiring one person skilled in stealth, tracking, search, and ws missile for use in a hunting party. cost: 15 per day. availability: uncommon. logging team. Cost of hiring one person skilled in pioneering and ws blade for use in logging. cost: 10 per day. availability: common. mining team. Cost of hiring one person skilled in mining. cost: 15 per day. availability: uncommon. tailoring. Cost of having one garment (shirt, pants, jacket, etc.) made. Alterations or repairs cost 1/5 of full price. Backpacks, holsters, and other specialty items cost 5 times more. cost: 20. availability: uncommon. whore. Cost of hiring one person skilled in attending your sexual needs. Some may charge more (or less) than the standard price for obvious (or not so obvious) reasons. cost: 40 per night, sometimes varying depending on the nature of the service. availability: common. wilderness guide. Cost of hiring one person skilled in herb lore, pioneering, navigation, tracking, climbing, trapping/fishing, and search. Expeditions longer than two weeks cost an additional 50 $tandards per week. cost: 25 to 50 per day, depending on area. availability: uncommon to rare, depending on area.

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Weapons Weapons will be a large part of your equipment in terms of cost, size, and weight. There are a two main types of weapons, projectile and hand to hand. Projectile Weapons Projectile weapons require ammunition that, for the most part, is depleted with use and cannot be reused (arrows and bolts can sometimes be recovered intact). Weapons crafted by smiths and other knowledgeable woodsmen are durable and serviceable. Improvised versions of these same weapons may do less damage and stun, have decreased range, require additional moves, have increased weight, and be subject to breakage during use, depending on the skill roll during manufacture and the discretion of the GM. Except for the sling, resiliency cannot protect a person from damage dealt by projectile weapons. bow. Bows come in several varieties. - compound bow. Compound bows are 3-4’ long, and do damage proportional to their tension, which is adjustable. Note the damage, range, and moves for the two tensions listed in Table E1. - long bow. Long bows are 5-6’ long, and require a person to stand to use. Long bows provide excellent range. - short bow. Short bows are 3-4’ long, and are the easiest to use from horseback. cannon. Cannons come in various sizes and shapes and with various methods of firing. Most are too large and have too inaccurate a trajectory for use against people, but work great against vehicles and small structures and buildings. Standard cannon ammunition delivers its damage directly to the structure or vehicle; in the rare case where a person is hit directly, stun should be unnecessary. Explosive ammunition is an area-effect weapon (see rules for area-effect weapons in the deadEarth Player’s Handbook, p.139). Remember that a called shot, say to the driver’s side window or to a tire, takes double the moves. - firework cannon. A special light cannon used for firing the super-large fireworks as used in displays. Uses 8-12” fireworks. - light cannon. A scaled down version of the massive cannon, still constructed with drop-forged steel and fired with firing powder. Uses 4-6” cannon balls. - massive cannon. A standard civil war era cannon that fires 8-12” diameter cannon balls using firing powder. - potato gun. A light cannon, usually made of PVC pipe, fired using a sparking mechanism and fueled with compressed, flammable gas (i.e., hair spray). Can be used to fire potatoes or similarly sized cylindrical objects, wet rags, and various other devices for interesting effects. Small enough with a short enough range for firing at a person. crossbow. Crossbows come in two styles, heavy and light. - light crossbow. Can be loaded relatively quickly using a tool to pull the string back to a cocked position. - heavy crossbow. Loading requires turning a hand crank that moves the firing mechanism back to a cocked position. Slower, but more powerful. Anything heavier would be a ballista. flare gun. When used as a weapon, a flare can be deadly. Difficult to aim but with a powerful kick, the flare impacts and proceeds to burn the target for 2D6 damage. harpoon gun. Fires 3’ mini-harpoons, either underwater or on land.

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sling. Slings are simple to make and find ammunition for, but difficult to master. However, a master slinger can knock a man unconscious at 200 feet with a well-placed stone. Ammunition arrows / bolts. Ten wooden arrows for any type of bow or ten wooden bolts for any type of crossbow. weight: 2. cost: 5. availability: common. bowstring. Technically not ammunition, but a piece of the bow or crossbow that is often replaced. weight: negligible. cost: 5. availability: uncommon. cannon ball, explosive. Explosive cannon balls for massive cannons cost 5 times as much and weigh 3 times as much. weight: 15. cost: 150. availability: rare. cannon ball, standard. Cannon balls for massive cannons cost 3 times as much and weigh 4 times as much. weight: 20. cost: 25. availability: uncommon. cannon firing charge. A light cannon uses one charge; a massive cannon uses three charges per firing. weight: 1. cost: 50. availability: rare. firework. One super-large firework as used in large displays, fired from a firework cannon. Capable of igniting combustible materials if hit directly. weight: 15. cost: 100. availability: rare. flare. Use with a flare gun as a weapon or as a signaling device. weight: 1. cost: 30. availability: rare. hair spray. A canister of compressed, flammable gas such as hair spray that may be used with a potato gun cannon. A full canister is good for 30 shots. weight: 0.5. cost: 3. availability: common. harpoon. One 3’ harpoon for a harpoon gun. weight: 2. cost: 20. availability: rare. sling stones. Ten fist-sized roundish stones for use with slings. weight: 5. cost: 2. availability: common. Hand to Hand Weapons Hand to hand weapons include all edged and blunt weapons, whips and chains, short-ranged throwing weapons, and various other weapons which do not require ammunition. Weapons crafted by smiths and other knowledgeable woodsmen are durable and serviceable. Improvised versions of these same weapons may do less damage and stun, require additional moves, have increased weight, and be subject to breakage during use, depending on the skill roll during manufacture and the discretion of the GM. bola. A thrown weapon consisting of three or four stone or metal weights connected together by 3’ lengths of rope. The bolas are twirled above the head by the knot of the ropes and released. The weights spread out as it flies and encircle the target, trapping arms, legs, or neck (roll for random location unless a called shot was announced). boomerang. A properly crafted boomerang is designed to return to the thrower if it misses. When used in combat, however, a person does not often have the time to wait for the boomerang to return (another 5 moves). Thus, improvised boomerangs that do not return are often just as effective. Typically made of light metals and sharpened to a fine edge, boomerangs require special storage and gloves for handling to prevent injury. brass knuckles. One-piece metal bar with finger loops. Weight and price are for one hand; double for pair. brick. A class of thrown weapons including bricks, cinder blocks, chunks of stone, metal scrap, and other heavy stone and metal objects. Can be thrown shot-put style or discus style.

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cat o’ nine tails. A wood handle with nine short whips on one end, each usually tipped with a small metal spike. dagger. Daggers come in several varieties for cutting, stabbing, and throwing. - dirk. A long, heavy-bladed dagger with a handle but no guard, balanced for throwing. - shiv. A slim-bladed dagger with only a sharp point, no edge, such as an awl or ice pick. Easily concealed, for stabbing only. dynamite. Dynamite comes in quantities of ¼ stick, ½ stick, and a whole stick. The listed damage, stun, weight, and cost are each doubled for a ½ stick, and are each quadrupled for a whole stick. firework. Fireworks come in various shapes, sizes, and varieties. Each must be lit before throwing. - large firework. A class of firework which has a definite explosion or is capable of causing significant damage: M-80s, road flares, etc. Capable of igniting combustible materials if hit. - small firework. A class of firework that has minor explosions or other effects, mostly capable of causing only stun, such as a box of Black Cats. lasso. A 25’ length of rope tied with a large loop on one end, which is twirled over the head and thrown. Cannot cause damage directly, but can be used to jerk a target around for additional stun. maul. A long-handled construction maul. meat cleaver. A square, heavy-bladed knife sharpened for cutting meat. Has no point, so can only be swung. Molotov cocktail. A bottle of flammable spirits, gasoline, or kerosene with a rag for a wick/fuse. Must be lit before throwing. nunchaku. An oriental flailing weapon consisting of two wood or metal pieces about one foot long each, connected by 4-6” of rope or chain. Can be used to strike and parry. sap gloves. Leather gloves with pockets over the knuckles filled with powdered lead. Adds +1 stun to all punches. shield. In addition to their protective benefits, shields can be used in melee combat with destructive results which are often enhanced with special modifications. - glass shards. Easy to find and easy to apply, crushed glass or glass shards are extremely useful in taking apart an unarmored foe or in shredding leather armor. Crushed glass can be glued to leather bracers as well, allowing one to bash without the extra weight of a shield. - heavy spikes. Heavy spikes are the equivalent of railroad spikes or short lengths of sharpened re-rod, which are welded to the shield front. These require a metal shield and contribute greatly to its weight. - hooks. Hooks are more difficult to use than spikes, but allow one to trap a weapon or arm with a shield and drag it out of the way. If the hooks are heavy enough to resist bending, they can be sharpened to add damage equal to light spikes. - light spikes. Light spikes are the equivalent of kitchen knives or razors, which can be fastened to any type of shield and provide excellent damage for their weight. sledge. A long-handled construction sledge. throwing axe. A small, specially balanced axe for throwing. throwing stars. A class of weapons consisting of various small objects with multiple points or sharpened edges, including but not limited to saw blades, meat cutter blades, sharpened discs, metal fan blades, and sharpened ground-down tire irons. Many objects require special storage and gloves for handling to prevent injury.

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Polearms Polearms come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, but for the most part are a long wood or metal shaft (610’) topped by a metal spike, axe, or combination of the two. Polearms find use in situations where length is an advantage; mostly in fighting from horseback or defending against horseback attacks while on the ground. Most polearms are stabbing weapons, though a few have heads also designed for swinging and some can be thrown. Most are too long to swing like a staff, though they may be used to parry. - bardiche / voulge. A 6-7’ shaft with a large axe head which extends partially back down the length of the shaft. - glaive. A 7-8’ shaft topped by a single-edged curved blade turned outward like an axe, often sharpened to the tip to allow both swinging and stabbing. - guisarme / fauchard. A 7-8’ shaft topped by a single-edged curved blade turned inward for swinging. Relatively ineffective without modifications; a spike is often added for a stabbing option. - halberd. A 7-8’ shaft topped by a head that has both forward-pointing spike for stabbing and small axe blade for swinging. - harpoon. A spear whose head has a small hook meant to enter flesh and prevent removal. Harpoons are usually thrown with WS Thrown, and made of metal to increase the damage. - javelin. Most often a 8’ wood shaft sharpened to a point, though the point can also be a streamlined metal head. Can be thrown with WS Thrown. - lance. All lances except practice lances are metal the entire 10’ length. - lawn tool. Includes polearm use of shovels, rakes, hoes, and other common long-handled tools. - mancatcher. A 6-8’ shaft topped by a half-circle band with small projecting spikes. The shape is meant to encircle a man; the spikes are positioned such that freeing oneself is impossible. It is possible (but very difficult) to pin the arms as well; once trapped, a person can be pushed and pulled around at a safe distance, inflicting damage with the spikes again and again, until they make an average acrobatics or escape roll to escape. - naginata. A polearm of oriental design; a 2-3’ curved blade at the end of a 5-7’ shaft. - partisan / spetum / ranseur. A 7-8’ shaft topped by a spear head and two smaller blades which project out from the main blade and are meant to catch and trap melee weapons. - pike. An extremely long spear (8-16’) for use in ranks. - spear. Standard spear length is 7-8’ with a 1’ head. Can be thrown with WS Thrown. - trident. A 6-7’ shaft with a head that has 3-5 spikes, each 1-2’ long. weapon bow, compound (high tension) bow, compound (low tension) bow, long bow, short cannon, firework cannon, light cannon, massive cannon, potato gun crossbow, heavy crossbow, light flare gun harpoon gun sling

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ws missile ws missile ws ballista ws ballista ws ballista ws ballista ws missile ws missile ws handgun ws missile ws missile

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weapon bola boomerang brass knuckles brick cat o’ nine tails dagger, dirk dagger, shiv dynamite, ¼ stick firework, large firework, small lasso maul / sledge meat cleaver Molotov cocktail nunchaku pick axe police baton (tonfa) sap gloves shield shield, glass shards shield, heavy spikes shield, hooks shield, light spikes sickle staff, wood staff, hollow metal staff, heavy metal throwing axe throwing star

weapon bardiche glaive guisarme fauchard halberd harpoon javelin lance lawn tool mancatcher naginata partisan pike ranseur spear spetum trident voulge

action stab swing stab swing stab swing stab swing stab swing stab throw stab throw stab swing thrust swing stab stab stab stab throw stab stab stab swing

action throw throw punch swing throw swing stab throw stab throw throw throw throw jab swing swing throw swing jab swing jab swing punch bash bash bash bash bash swing jab swing jab swing jab swing swing throw throw

damage 0 D6 +1 strength + D6 D6 2 D6 + 2 D6 D6 D6 D6 0 0 strength strength + D6 + 2 strength + D6 D6 2 strength strength + D6 + 2 strength strength + D6 +0 strength strength + 1 strength + D6 strength + D6 strength + 2 strength + D6 + 4 strength strength + 1 strength strength + 1 strength + 1 strength + 2 strength + D6 D6 + 1 D6

damage D6 strength + D6 + 4 D6 strength + D6 + 2 D6 + 1 strength + D6 D6 strength + D6 + 1 D6 + 1 strength + D6 + 1 D6 + 2 D6 + 2 D6 D6 D6 + 1 strength + 2 D6 strength + D6 + 2 D6 + 2 D6 + 1 D6 + 2 D6 + 1 D6 + 1 D6 + 2 D6 + 2 D6 strength + D6 + 3

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stun D6 D6 +1 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 + 3 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 +1 2D6 2D6 2D6 2D6 2D6 2D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6

stun D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6

weapon skill ws thrown ws thrown hand to hand ws melee ws thrown ws melee ws blade ws thrown ws blade ws thrown ws thrown ws thrown ws thrown ws melee ws melee ws blade ws thrown ws melee ws melee ws melee ws melee ws melee hand to hand ws shield ws shield ws shield ws shield ws shield ws blade ws melee ws melee ws melee ws melee ws melee ws melee ws blade ws thrown ws thrown

weapon skill ws melee ws blade ws melee ws blade ws melee ws blade ws melee ws blade ws melee ws blade ws melee ws thrown ws melee ws thrown ws melee ws melee ws melee ws blade ws melee ws melee ws melee ws melee ws thrown ws melee ws melee ws melee ws blade

range 30 feet 30 feet hand to hand hand to hand 15 feet hand to hand hand to hand 30 feet hand to hand 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet 15 feet hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand 20 feet hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand hand to hand 40 feet 30 feet

range 6 feet 6 feet 7 feet 7 feet 7 feet 7 feet 7 feet 7 feet 8 feet 8 feet 5 feet 20 feet 7 feet 50 feet 8 feet 5 feet 6 feet 7 feet 7 feet 8-16 feet 7 feet 7 feet 30 feet 7 feet 6 feet 6 feet 6 feet

moves 5 4 varies 5 5 4 4 4 3 6 6 5 7 4 5 5 6 3 4 5 4 4 varies 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4

moves 4 6 4 6 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 6

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wt. 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 18 18 6 2 2 14 14 2 2 1 varies +2 +15 +15 +5 22 4 4 5 5 8 8 3 3 1

wt. 18 18 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 15 8 8 20 5 14 13 13 20 13 12 12 13 15 17 17

cost 15 15 20 4 4 60 25 25 15 250 180 60 7 50 50 60 80 80 25 25 40 40 20 +0 +10 +45 +50 +25 120 10 10 30 30 60 60 40 40 5

cost 140 140 115 115 110 110 110 110 120 120 100 100 80 80 140 20 160 140 100 110 120 90 90 110 100 140 140

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Armor Improvised armor plays an important role in survival in deadEarth. Table E4 shows a number of armors which are created using improvised parts or improvised construction methods. bone armor. Bone armor is, of all the types of armor, the least protective. Long bones are hollow, flat bones are thin, and both are brittle once they dry. However, bones typically conform nicely to the human body and provide other benefits (fear, intimidation, etc.). The bone helmet, vest, and shield have high collector’s value. Most often bones are lashed together with rope and attached to the body with straps and buckles. chain mail armor. A type of metal armor which uses small interconnected rings or links. Usually applied in layers for better protection. - aluminum. Made of lightweight aluminum rings. - chain. Improvised chain mail made of steel link chain. - steel. Made of lightweight steel rings. masks. Helmets designed to protect the face provide their armor protection to the face in all melee and hand-to-hand attacks. Projectile attacks will destroy the mask on impact (if it was a called shot to the face), rendering it useless. The rest of the helmet remains intact. - motorcycle mask. - sports mask. - welding mask. padded armor. Improvised armor made out of anything with padding: bus seats, life jackets, couch cushions, insulation, etc. Normally padded armor is thick, bulky, and heavy, especially when wet. ring mail armor. A type of metal armor which uses medium-sized rings sewn to leather armor. - aluminum. Made of lightweight aluminum rings. - gasket. Improvised ring mail made of steel gaskets, nuts, etc. - steel. Made of lightweight steel rings. rubber armor, light. Rubber armor in about half of its normal thickness. scale mail armor. A common type of armor which uses small overlapping plates. - aluminum. Made of lightweight aluminum plates. - can. Improvised scale mail made of flattened aluminum soda cans. - plastic. Improvised scale mail made of flattened plastic soda bottles or other soft plastics. - steel. Made of lightweight steel plates. - tin. Improvised scale mail made of flattened tin ration cans. wood armor. The construction of wood armor is accomplished with four different methods. In each case, different pieces of armor are attached to the body with straps and buckles. - solid wood armor. The most difficult to manufacture, requiring softening and bending of large sections of wood to conform to the body, or carving curved plates from hardwood blocks. Each body part has two pieces, joined by straps and buckles. - wood slat armor. Somewhat easier is the bending of strips of wood, which are fastened together after bending. Wood slat armor is non-overlapping, leaving gaps between slats, and often does not cover the sides of the body. - wood shingle armor. Hand-sized wood shingles are fastened to a leather garment and to each other, offering a little flexibility and the protection of overlapping armor; comes in one piece. - wood pole armor. Created using bamboo, branches, dowels, or other pole-type wood pieces, usually lashed together tightly with small gaps between poles.

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stress shock helmet collar sleeve bracer glove

vest

codpiece

legging

shank boot shield availability

bone

2

0

50 2

10 3

10 3

150 8

15 4

15 4

150 10 uncommon

chain mail, aluminum chain mail, chain

3

2

200 3

160 2

160 2

800 8

220 3

200 2

rare

4

2

80 8

chain mail, steel

4

2

200 4

200 4

80 8

650 40

110 10 100 10

uncommon

200 4

70 2 1300 15

225 4

rare

padded

1

4

12 3

10 3

10 3

35 20

12 5

12 4

ring mail, aluminum ring mail, gasket

3

1

160 3

125 2

125 2

500 9

180 3

180 2

45 3

rare

3

1

120 4

120 4

120 4

400 15

140 4

140 4

30 3

uncommon

ring mail, steel

4

1

160 4

165 4

165 4

190 4

190 4

55 3

rare

rubber, light

1

2

30 2

15 2

15 1

10 3

10 2

5 2

scale mail, aluminum scale mail, can

4

1

160 3

160 3

800 9

220 4

200 3

75 3

3

50 1

700 16 3 0

80 8

3

0

225 4

common

uncommon rare

1

80 2

80 2

400 8

110 3

100 3

uncommon

scale mail, plastic scale mail, steel

2

3

45 3

45 2

200 8

50 3

50 3

uncommon

5

1

200 5

200 5

1300 16

225 5

225 5

scale mail, tin

4

1

100 4

100 4

650 14

110 4

110 4

wood, solid

2

1

10 3

10 3

25 18

12 5

12 5

wood, slat

2

1

10 3

10 3

50 15

12 5

12 4

wood, shingle

3

2

30 3

30 3

160 15

30 5

30 4

uncommon

wood, pole

2

1

10 3

10 3

25 15

12 5

12 4

common

12 4

8 1

5

1

75 3

rare uncommon

12 4

20 8 uncommon common

Table E4

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