Loot by Rebekah Bennington

Hello friends!

Here is some more gear that might help your adventurers survive the dangerous world of Torchbearer.

You’ll find more new items in the previous post in this series:

Availability indicates the type of settlement in which a piece of gear can be purchased. It’s a hierarchy from greatest availability to most-restricted availability:

All Settlements

Remote Village

Busy Crossroads

Bustling Metropolis

For instance, if something is available in a Remote Village, it can also be found in a Busy Crossroads or Bustling Metropolis.

Item Cost Inventory Availability Armor Buff Coat Ob 3 Worn/torso 1 Bustling Metropolis Coat of Plates Ob 3 Worn/Torso 1 Bustling Metropolis Clothing Scarf Ob 2 Worn/neck All Settlements Wool Sweater Ob 2 Worn/torso 1 All Settlements Container Frame Pack Ob 2 Worn/torso 3 Busy Crossroads Purse Ob 1 Worn/torso 1

or Belt 1 Busy Crossroads Equipment Chalk Ob 1 Pack 1 Busy Crossroads Square-Backed

Hatchet Ob 2 Pack 1 or

Hand/carried 1 Busy Crossroads Food Pickled Herring Ob 3 Pack 2 All Settlements Sack of Flour Ob 2 Pack 6 or

Hand/carried 2 All Settlements

Descriptions

Buff Coat

A heavy leather coat and skirt made from hide. Acts as leather armor but can be used twice per conflict rather than once.

Chalk

Used to mark areas. Counts as supplies for Cartographer, Dungeoneer, Pathfinder or Scout when appropriate. Three uses.

Coat of Plates

Overlapping metal plates riveted inside a leather garment. Acts as leather armor but deflects spears, arrows and bolts.

Frame Pack

A sturdy wooden frame with straps to which one can lash items. Frame packs can hold up to 8 slots. Counts as a factor in Fighter and Dungeoneer tests.

Pickled Herring

A small cask of herring in brine. 1d6+1 preserved rations.

Purse

A leather or cloth bag that can hold two slots of coins or gems only.

Sack of Flour

A large sack of flour. Supplies for 3d6 Cook tests.

Scarf

+1D to resist or recover from the effects of cold and draft.

Square-Backed Hatchet

+1D to Laborer tests for clearing brush, chopping wood and pounding nails.

Wool Sweater

+1D for resisting the effects of cold and wet.