MSRD:General Equipment
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EQUIPMENT (GENERAL)
General Equipment
This section covers the wide variety of general gear available to adventurers of all sorts.
Many of the objects in this section are battery-operated. Any device that uses batteries comes with them. As a general rule, ignore battery life—assume that heroes (and their antagonists) are smart enough to recharge or replace their batteries between adventures, and that the batteries last as long as needed during adventures. If battery life is important in the game, roll 1d20 every time a battery-operated item is used. On a result of 1, the batteries are dead and the object is useless. New batteries have a purchase DC of 2 and can be changed as a move action.
Equipment Tables
Equipment is described by a number of statistics, as shown on Table: General Equipment.
Size: The size category of a piece of equipment helps to determine how easy that object is to conceal, and it also indicates whether using the object requires one hand or two. In general, a character needs only one hand to use any object that is of his or her size category or smaller.
Weight: This column gives the item’s weight.
Purchase DC: This is the purchase DC for a Wealth check to acquire the item. This number reflects the base price and doesn’t include any modifier for purchasing the item on the black market.
Restriction: The restriction rating for the object, if any, and the appropriate black market purchase DC modifier. Remember to apply this modifier to the purchase DC when making a Wealth check to acquire the item on the black market.
| Object | Size | Weight | Purchase DC | Restriction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bags and Boxes | ||||
| Aluminum travel case | ||||
| 10 lb. Capacity | Med | 5 lb. | 10 | — |
| 40 lb. Capacity | Large | 10 lb. | 11 | — |
| 75 lb. capacity | Large | 15 lb. | 12 | — |
| Briefcase | Med | 2 lb. | 7 | — |
| Contractor’s field bag | Med | 2 lb. | 6 | — |
| Day pack | Small | 2 lb. | 5 | — |
| Handbag | Small | 1 lb. | 4 | — |
| Range pack | ||||
| Standard | Small | 2 lb. | 7 | — |
| Oversized | Med | 3 lb. | 9 | — |
| Patrol box | Med | 4 lb. | 9 | — |
| Clothing | ||||
| Clothing outfit | ||||
| Business | Med | 3 lb. | 12 | — |
| Casual | Med | 2 lb. | 8 | — |
| Double-sided | XXX | * | +1* | — |
| Formal | Med | 3 lb. | 15 | — |
| Fatigues | Med | 3 lb. | 9 | — |
| Stealth | Med | 2 lb. | 9 | — |
| Uniform | Med | 2 lb. | 9 | — |
| Ghillie suit | Med | 5 lb. | 6 | — |
| Outerwear | ||||
| Coat | Med | 2 lb. | 8 | — |
| Fatigue jacket | Med | 2 lb. | 7 | — |
| Overcoat | Med | 3 lb. | 9 | — |
| Parka | Med | 3 lb. | 9 | — |
| Photojournalist’s vest | Med | 1 lb. | 9 | — |
| Windbreaker | Med | 1 lb. | 6 | — |
| Tool belt | Small | 2 lb. | 9 | — |
| Computers and Consumer Electronics | ||||
| Camera | ||||
| 35mm | Small | 2 lb. | 17 | — |
| Digital | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 14 | — |
| Disposable | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 4 | — |
| Film | Dim | — | 3 | — |
| Film developing (roll) | — | — | 3 | — |
| Cell phone | Dim | — | 9 | — |
| Computer | ||||
| Desktop | Large | 10 lb. | 22 | — |
| Notebook | Med | 5 lb. | 23 | — |
| Upgrade | — | — | See text | — |
| Digital audio recorder | Tiny | 1 lb. | 10 | — |
| Modem | ||||
| Broadband | Tiny | 1 lb. | 6 | — |
| Cellular | Tiny | 1 lb. | 6 | — |
| PDA | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 16 | — |
| Portable satellite phone | Small | 2 lb. | 17 | — |
| Portable video camera | Small | 2 lb. | 16 | — |
| Printer | Med | 3 lb. | 12 | — |
| Scanner | Med | 3 lb. | 12 | — |
| Walkie-talkie | ||||
| Basic | Tiny | 1 lb. | 7 | — |
| Professional | Tiny | 1 lb. | 15 | — |
| Surveillance Gear | ||||
| Black box | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 4 | Illegal (+4) |
| Bug sweeper | XXX | 4.5 lb. | 21 | — |
| Caller ID defeater | Tiny | 1 lb. | 5 | — |
| Cellular interceptor | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 23 | — |
| Fiber optic camera | ||||
| 3-foot cable w/monitor | XXX | 3.5 lb. | 17 | — |
| 6-foot cable w/monitor | XXX | 4.5 lb. | 18 | — |
| 9-foot cable w/monitor | XXX | 5.5 lb. | 19 | — |
| Lineman’s buttset | Tiny | 1 lb. | 13 | Lic (+1) |
| Metal detector | Small | 2 lb. | 11 | — |
| Microphone | ||||
| Contact | XXX | 1 lb. | 12 | — |
| Laser | XXX | 3.5 lb. | 18 | — |
| Parabolic | XXX | 4.5 lb. | 14 | — |
| Pick-up | XXX | .5 lb. | 12 | — |
| Shotgun | XXX | 3.5 lb. | 14 | — |
| Microtransmitter | ||||
| Average quality | XXX | — | 11 | — |
| Good quality | XXX | — | 12 | — |
| Amazing quality | XXX | — | 14 | — |
| Night vision goggles | Small | 3 lb. | 17 | — |
| Police scanner | XXX | 2 lb. | 11 | — |
| Tap detector | Tiny | 1 lb. | 7 | — |
| Telephone tap | ||||
| Line tap | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 13 | Lic (+1) |
| Receiver tap | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 3 | Res (+2) |
| Telephone line tracer | Med | 5 lb. | 23 | — |
| Video shades | ||||
| Black and white | XXX | — | 23 | — |
| Color | XXX | — | 24 | — |
| Professional Equipment | ||||
| Bolt cutter | Med | 5 lb. | 6 | — |
| Breaking and entering kit | XXX | 50 lb | 20 | Ill (+4) |
| Caltrops (25) | Small | 2 lb. | 5 | — |
| Capture kit | XXX | 57 lb. | 21 | Res (+2) |
| Chemical kit | Med | 6 lb. | 16 | — |
| Chemistry kit | XXX | 15 lb. | 13 | Licensed |
| Concertina wire (20 ft.) | XXX | 15 lb. | 11 | — |
| Demolitions kit | Med | 5 lb. | 13 | Lic (+1) |
| Disguise kit | Med | 5 lb. | 12 | — |
| Duct tape | Tiny | 1 lb. | 3 | — |
| Electrical tool kit | ||||
| Basic | Large | 12 lb. | 14 | — |
| Deluxe | Huge | 33 lb. | 21 | — |
| Evidence kit | ||||
| Basic | Med | 6 lb. | 7 | — |
| Deluxe | Med | 8 lb. | 15 | — |
| Fake ID | Fine | — | See text | Illegal (+4) |
| Fiend hunter’s kit | XXX | 40 lb. | 21 | Res (+2) |
| First aid kit | Small | 3 lb. | 5 | — |
| Forced entry kit | XXX | 135 lb. | 21 | Res (+2) |
| Forgery kit | Small | 3 lb. | 12 | — |
| Generator, portable | XXX | 125 lb. | 19 | — |
| Glasscutter, circular | XXX | 5 lb. | 13 | Res (+2) |
| Handcuffs | ||||
| Steel | Tiny | 1 lb. | 7 | — |
| Zip-tie (25) | Dim | 0.5 lb. | 6 | — |
| Headset, microphone | XXX | — | 13 | — |
| Headset w/light | XXX | — | 14 | — |
| Headset w/camera | XXX | 1 lb. | 16 | — |
| Holy water (flask) | XXX | 1 lb. | 15 | — |
| Hydraulic compressor | XXX | 50 lb. | 13 | — |
| Instrument, keyboard | Large | 12 lb. | 12 | — |
| Instrument, percussion | Huge | 50 lb. | 14 | — |
| Instrument, stringed | Large | 7 lb. | 13 | — |
| Instrument, wind | Tiny | 1 lb. | 8 | — |
| Jaws of life | XXX | 40 lb. | 18 | Res (+2) |
| Liquid metal embrittlement sprayer | 50 lb. | 18 | Res (+2) | |
| Lockpicks | ||||
| Car opening kit | Tiny | 1 lb. | 6 | Lic (+1) |
| Lockpick set | Tiny | 1 lb. | 9 | Lic (+1) |
| Lock release gun | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 12 | Res (+2) |
| Marbles, bag of | XXX | .5 lb. | 3 | — |
| Mechanical tool kit | ||||
| Basic | Large | 22 lb. | 13 | — |
| Deluxe | Huge | 45 lb. | 20 | — |
| Medical kit | Med | 5 lb. | 15 | — |
| Multipurpose tool | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 9 | — |
| Pharmacist kit | Med | 6 lb. | 17 | Res (+2) |
| Ram, portable | XXX | 35 lb. | 12 | Res (+2) |
| Road flare (3) | XXX | 1.5 lb. | 3 | — |
| Search-and-rescue kit | Med | 7 lb. | 12 | — |
| Spike strip | Huge | 22 lb. | 13 | — |
| Surgery kit | Med | 5 lb. | 16 | Lic (+1) |
| Vampire slayer’s kit | XXX | 20 lb. | 16 | Res (+2) |
| Winch, portable | XXX | 15 lb. | 16 | — |
| Sports Equipment | ||||
| In-line skates | XXX | 5 lb. | 11 | — |
| Skateboard | XXX | 3 lb. | 7 | — |
| Skis and poles | XXX | 10 lb. | 19 | — |
| Snowboard | XXX | 8 lb. | 16 | — |
| Survival Gear | ||||
| Backpack | Med | 3 lb. | 10 | — |
| Binoculars | ||||
| Standard | Small | 2 lb. | 7 | — |
| Rangefinding | Small | 3 lb. | 15 | — |
| Electro-optical | Small | 4 lb. | 16 | — |
| Chemical light sticks (5) | Tiny | 1 lb. | 2 | — |
| Climbing gear | Large | 10 lb. | 11 | — |
| Compass | Dim | 0.5 lb. | 5 | — |
| Fire extinguisher | Med | 3 lb. | 8 | — |
| Flash goggles | Tiny | 2 lb. | 15 | — |
| Flashlight | ||||
| Penlight | Dim | 0.5 lb. | 3 | — |
| Standard | Tiny | 1 lb. | 4 | — |
| Battery flood | Small | 2 lb. | 6 | — |
| Gas mask | Small | 5 lb. | 13 | — |
| GPS receiver | Tiny | 1 lb. | 15 | — |
| Map | ||||
| Road atlas | Tiny | 1 lb. | 4 | — |
| Tactical map | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 3 | — |
| Mesh vest | Med | 7 lb. | 8 | — |
| Portable stove | Tiny | 1 lb. | 9 | — |
| Rope (150 ft.) | Large | 12 lb. | 5 | — |
| Sleeping bag | Med | 4 lb. | 9 | — |
| Tent | ||||
| 2-person dome | Med | 4 lb. | 11 | — |
| 4-person dome | Med | 7 lb. | 12 | — |
| 8-person dome | Large | 10 lb. | 13 | — |
| Trail rations (12) | Tiny | 1 lb. | 5 | — |
| Weapon Accessories | ||||
| Box magazine | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 4 | — |
| Detonator | ||||
| Blasting cap | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 4 | Lic (+1) |
| Radio controlled | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 10 | Lic (+1) |
| Timed | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 7 | Lic (+1) |
| Wired | Tiny | 1 lb. | 6 | Lic (+1) |
| Holster | ||||
| Hip | Tiny | 1 lb. | 5 | — |
| Concealed carry | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 5 | — |
| Illuminator | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 7 | — |
| Laser sight | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 15 | — |
| Scope | ||||
| Standard | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 11 | — |
| Electro-optical | Small | 3 lb. | 18 | — |
| Speed loader | Tiny | 0.5 lb. | 3 | — |
| Suppressor | ||||
| Pistol | Tiny | 1 lb. | 12 | Mil (+3) |
| Rifle | Small | 4 lb. | 14 | Mil (+3) |
Bags and Boxes
With the wide variety of equipment available to modern adventurers, it’s often critical to have something to store the equipment in or carry it around in.
Aluminum Travel Case
A travel case is a reinforced metal box with foam inserts. Wing-style clamps keep it from opening accidentally.
Briefcase
A briefcase can carry up to 5 pounds worth of gear. A briefcase can be locked, but its cheap lock is not very secure (Disable Device DC 20; break DC 10).
Contractor’s Field Bag
A combination tool bag and notebook computer case, this has pockets for tools, pens, notepads, and cell phones. It even has a clear plastic flap for maps or plans. Made of durable fabric, it holds 10 pounds worth of equipment and comes with a shoulder strap.
Day Pack
This is a small backpack, the sort often used by students to carry their books around, or by outdoor enthusiasts on short hikes. It holds 8 pounds of gear and fits comfortably over one or both shoulders.
Handbag
Handbags provide another way to carry 2 pounds of equipment. The purchase DC shown is for a basic bag; high-fashion purses can increase the DC by as much as 5.
Range Pack
This lightweight black bag has a spacious inner compartment capable of holding roughly 8 pounds of gear and can hold an additional 4 pounds in six zippered external compartments. The larger version holds 12 pounds of equipment in the internal compartment and another 6 pounds in the zippered external pouches. A range pack easily holds several pistols and a submachine gun, and the larger version can hold disassembled rifles.
Patrol Box
Originally developed for use by police officers, this portable file cabinet has found favor with traveling salespeople. This hard-sided briefcase takes up the passenger seat of an automobile and provides easy access to files, storage for a laptop computer, and a writing surface. It holds 5 pounds worth of equipment and has an average lock (Disable Device DC 25; break DC 15).
Clothing
The items described here represent special clothing types, or unusual outfits that a character might need to purchase.
For the most part, clothing choice is based on character concept. It’s generally assumed that a hero owns a reasonable wardrobe of the sorts of clothes that fit his or her lifestyle. Sometimes, however, a character might need something out of the ordinary. When that’s the case, he or she will have to purchase it like any other piece of gear. Clothes have two effects on game mechanics: one on Disguise checks, and one on Sleight of Hand checks.
First, clothing is part of a disguise. See the Disguise skill description for more on how appropriate dress affects Disguise checks.
Clothes also help to hide firearms, body armor, and small objects. Tightly tailored clothing imposes a penalty on an attempt to conceal an object; clothing purposely tailored to conceal objects provides a bonus.
Clothing Outfit
An outfit of clothing represents everything a character needs to dress a part: pants or skirt, shirt, undergarments, appropriate shoes or boots, socks or stockings, and any necessary belt or suspenders. The clothes a character wears does not count against the weight limit for encumbrance.
Business: A business outfit generally includes a jacket or blazer, and it tends to look sharp and well groomed without being overly formal.
Casual: Casual clothes range from cut-off jeans and a T-shirt to neatly pressed khakis and a hand-knit sweater.
Formal: From a little black dress to a fully appointed tuxedo, formal clothes are appropriate for “black tie” occasions. Special designer creations can have purchase DCs much higher than shown on the table.
Fatigues: Called “battle dress uniforms” (or BDUs) in the United States Army, these are worn by hardened veterans and wannabes alike. They’re rugged, comfortable, and provide lots of pockets. They are also printed in camouflage patterns: woodland, desert, winter (primarily white), urban (gray patterned), and black are available. When worn in an appropriate setting, fatigues grant a +2 bonus on Hide checks.
Uniform: From the cable guy to a senior Air Force officer, people on the job tend to wear uniforms—making such clothing an essential part of some disguises, since a uniform inclines people to trust the wearer.
Ghillie Suit
The ultimate in camouflage, a ghillie suit is a loose mesh overgarment covered in strips of burlap in woodland colors, to which other camouflaging elements can easily be added. A figure under a ghillie suit is nearly impossible to discern.
A character wearing a ghillie suit with appropriate coloration gains a +10 bonus on Hide checks. (The suit’s coloration can be changed with a move action. However, the bulky suit imposes a penalty of –4 on all Dexterity checks, Dexterity-based skill checks (except Hide), and melee attack rolls.
Double-sided
Any type of clothing can be made double-sided, allowing quick-change artists to switch outfits by turning their clothes inside out. It takes one minute to swap clothing to the other side and grants a +2 equipment bonus on Disguise checks. Double-sided clothing adds +1 to the purchase DC of an outfit, but does not change the weight.
Outerwear
In addition to keeping a character warm and dry, coats and jackets provide additional concealment for things a character is carrying (they often qualify as loose or bulky clothing; see Concealed Weapons and Objects).
Coat: An outer garment worn on the upper body. Its length and style vary according to fashion and use.
Fatigue Jacket: A lightweight outer garment fashioned after the fatigue uniforms worn by military personnel when performing their standard duties.
Overcoat: A warm coat worn over a suit jacket or indoor clothing.
Parka: This winter coat grants the wearer a +2 equipment bonus on Fortitude saves made to resist the effects of cold weather.
Photojournalist’s Vest: Made of cotton with mesh panels to keep the wearer cool, the photojournalist’s vest has numerous obvious—and hidden—pockets. It counts as loose and bulky clothing when used to conceal Small or smaller weapons, and also grants the “specially modified to conceal object” bonus when used to conceal Tiny or smaller objects. See Concealed Weapons and Objects.
Windbreaker: This is a lightweight jacket made of wind-resistant material.
Stealth
Worn by anyone who wants to go someplace without being seen. Includes long-sleeved shirt, cargo pants, tabi shoes, and ski mask. All these items are tight-fitting and matte black.
Tool Belt
This sturdy leather belt has numerous pockets and loops for tools, nails, pencils, and other necessities for repair and construction work, making it easy to keep about 10 pounds of items on hand. The pockets are open, however, and items can easily fall out if the belt is tipped.
Computers and Consumer Electronics
Rules for operating computers appear under the Computer Use skill. Some of the items in this section have monthly subscription costs as well as initial purchase costs. The purchase DC accounts for both costs; once a character has obtained the item, he or she doesn’t have to worry about ongoing subscription costs.
Camera
Still cameras let a character capture a record of what he or she has seen.
35mm: The best choice for the professional photographer, this camera can accept different lenses and takes the highest-quality picture. A camera is needed to use the photography aspect of the Craft (visual art) skill. The film used in a camera must be developed.
Digital: A digital camera uses no film; instead, its pictures are simply downloaded to a computer as image files. No film developing is necessary.
Disposable: A 35mm camera with film built in can be purchased from vending machines, tourist traps, drugstores, and hundreds of other places. Once the film is used, the entire camera is turned in to have the film developed.
Film: The medium upon which photographs are stored, film comes in a variety of sizes and speeds. The purchase DC represents the cost of a roll of 24 exposures of high-speed (ASA 400) film.
Film Developing: In most areas, drugstores and photo shops provide 1-hour service; in others, it takes 24 hours. In really remote areas, film may have to be sent away for developing, taking a week or longer. The purchase DC represents the cost of getting two prints of each shot on a roll of film, or one of each and any two also blown up to a larger size.
Cell Phone
A digital communications device that comes in a hand-held model or as a headset, a cell phone uses a battery that lasts for 24 hours before it must be recharged. It works in any area covered by cellular service.
Computer
Whether a desktop or notebook model, a computer includes a keyboard, a mouse, a monitor, speakers, a CD-ROM drive, a dial-up modem, and the latest processor. A character needs a computer to make Computer Use checks and to make Research checks involving the Internet.
Desktop: Bulky but powerful, these machines are common on desks everywhere.
Notebook: Slim, lightweight, and portable, notebook computers have most of the functions available on desktop computers.
Upgrade: A character can upgrade a desktop or notebook computer’s processor to provide a +1 equipment bonus on Computer Use checks. Increase the purchase DC of a desktop by +1 or a notebook by +2 to purchase an upgrade.
Digital Audio Recorder
These tiny recorders (about the size of a deck of playing cards) can record up to eight hours of audio and can be connected to a computer to download the digital recording. Digital audio recorders don’t have extremely sensitive microphones; they only pick up sounds within 10 feet.
Modem
A modem allows a character to connect a computer to the Internet. To use a modem, a character must have a computer and an appropriate data line (or a cell phone, in the case of a cellular modem).
All computers come with dial-up modems, which allow connection to the Internet but without the speed of broadband or the flexibility of cellular. A dial-up modem uses a standard telephone line; while it’s connected, that telephone line can’t be used for another purpose.
Broadband: Cable modems and DSL services bring high-speed Internet access into the homes of millions. A broadband modem gives a character on-demand, high-speed access to data, allowing Computer Use and Research checks involving the Internet to be made in half the normal time.
Cellular: A cellular modem allows a character to connect her notebook computer to the Internet anywhere he or she can use a cell phone. However, access speed is slow, and any Computer Use or Research check involving the Internet takes half again the normal time (multiply by 1.5).
PDA
Personal data assistants are handy tools for storing data. They can be linked to a notebook or desktop computer to move files back and forth, but can’t be used for Computer Use or Research checks.
Portable Satellite Telephone
This object looks much like a bulky cell phone, and functions in much the same way as well. However, because it communicates directly via satellite, it can be used anywhere on earth, even in remote areas well beyond the extent of cell phone service.
Portable satellite phones are very expensive to use. When used in a place not served by regular cellular service, each call requires a Wealth check (DC 6).
Portable Video Camera
Portable video cameras use some format of videotape to record activity. The tape can be played back through a VCR or via the camera eyepiece.
Printer
The color inkjet printer described here is suited for creating hard copies of text and image files from computers.
Scanner
A color flatbed scanner allows the user to transfer images and documents from hard copy into a computer in digital form.
Walkie-Talkie
This hand-held radio transceiver communicates with any similar device operating on the same frequency and within range.
Basic: This dime-store variety has only a few channels. Anyone else using a similar walkie-talkie within range can listen in on the character’s conversations. It has a range of 2 miles.
Professional: This high-end civilian model allows a character to program in twenty different frequencies from thousands of choices—making it likely that the character can find a frequency that’s not being used by anyone else within range. The device can be used with or without a voice-activated headset (included). It has a range of 15 miles.
Surveillance Gear
Keeping an eye on suspects or tracking the moves of potential enemies is a crucial part of the modern adventurer’s job.
Black Box
This device, easily concealed in the palm of one hand, emits digital tones that convince the phone system to make a long-distance connection free of charge. They also let a user “bounce” a call through multiple switches, making the call harder to trace (the DC of any Computer Use check to trace the call is increased by 5).
Bug Sweeper
A bug sweeper is a handheld device that measures radio frequency signals and looks for “suspicious” wavelengths. It gives a +5 equipment bonus on Search checks when trying to find microtransmitters.
Caller ID Defeater
When a phone line contains a caller ID defeater, phones attempting to connect with that line show up as “anonymous” or “unavailable” on a caller ID unit. Such a call can still be traced as normal, however.
Cellular Interceptor
About the size of a small briefcase, a cellular interceptor can detect and monitor a cell phone conversation within a 5-mile area by listening in on the cellular service’s own transmitters. Intercepting the calls of a particular cell phone requires a Computer Use check (DC 35); if the user knows the phone number of the phone in question, the DC drops by 10. Obviously, the phone must be in use for someone to intercept the call. A cellular interceptor cannot be used to intercept regular (ground line) phone connections.
Fiber Optic Camera
This tiny camera mounted on a flexible cable allows a person to peer into places without being spotted or getting in harm’s way (such as slipping it under a door or through an air vent). It includes a small viewer and can be connected to a video camera or monitor. It requires a Computer Use check (DC 10) to use properly.
Lineman’s Buttset
This device resembles an oversized telephone handset with a numeric keypad on the back and wire leads hanging from the bottom. It functions as a portable, reusable telephone line tap. With a Repair check (DC 10), a user can connect to a phone wire and hear any conversation that crosses it. A lineman’s buttset is a common tool for telephone repair personnel.
Metal Detector
This handheld device provides a +10 equipment bonus on all Search checks involving metal objects.
Microphone, Contact
Originally designed for bomb-disposal applications, contact mikes allow the operator to hear through walls, packages, doors, and so on, merely by placing the suction-cup microphone in contact with the surface in question. It can listen through 6 inches of material.
Microphone, Laser
Trying to hear someone from a distance is fine, unless there is something in the way. A laser microphone bypasses this by measuring the vibrations on a glass surface (such as a window). The listener can hear past a glass window and 10 feet around that area. It does not work on any other type of surface. A laser microphone has a range of 100 feet.
Microphone, Parabolic
The specific function of this microphone is to pick up quiet sounds at a distance. Otherwise, it functions just like an ordinary pickup microphone. It has a range of 50 feet.
Microphone, Pick Up
The standard microphone, designed to pick up sounds within a few meters. A standard pick up microphone can hear all sounds within 10 feet, granting a +5 equipment bonus on Listen checks.
Microphone, Shotgun
A shotgun mike can pick up sounds up to 100 feet away, but must be pointed directly at the target. It has a very narrow corridor, roughly three feet across, and cannot pick up anything beyond that range. A shotgun mike gives a +5 equipment bonus on Listen checks.
Microtransmitter
Commonly called a “bug,” this tiny microphone is the size of a nickel and sends a signal to a waiting transmitter. Average quality bugs have a range of 100 feet, good quality bugs have a range of 300 feet, and amazing quality bugs can reach one mile. For +1 to the purchase DC, microtransmitters can be built into pens, calculators, clocks, and other mundane items. Finding a microtransmitter requires a Search check opposed by the Hide skill of the person who planted it. A good quality microtransmitter grants a +2 equipment bonus on Hide checks. An amazing quality microtransmitter provides a +4 equipment bonus on Hide checks.
Night Vision Goggles
Night vision goggles use passive light gathering to improve vision in near-dark conditions. They grant the user the ability to see in darkness, also called darkvision (range 120 ft.)—but because of the restricted field of view and lack of depth perception these goggles provide, they impose a –4 penalty on all Spot and Search checks made by someone wearing them.
Night vision goggles must have at least a little light to operate. A cloudy night provides sufficient ambient light, but a pitch-black cave or a sealed room doesn’t. For situations of total darkness, the goggles come with an infrared illuminator that, when switched on, operates like a standard flashlight whose light is visible only to the wearer (or anyone else wearing night vision goggles).
Police Scanner
A police scanner allows a person to listen to emergency broadcast frequencies—fire, medical, animal control, and so forth. It has a range of 10 miles.
Tap Detector
Plug this into a telephone line between the phone and the outlet, and it helps detect if the line is tapped. To detect a tap, make a Computer Use check (the DC varies according to the type of telephone tap used; see below). With a success, the tap detector indicates that a tap is present. It does not indicate the type or location of the tap however. Also, it can’t be used to detect a lineman’s buttset.
Telephone Tap
These devices allow a character to listen to conversations over a particular phone line.
Line Tap: This tap can be attached to a phone line at any point between a phone and the nearest junction box (usually on the street nearby). Installing it requires a Repair check (DC 15). It broadcasts all conversations on the line over a radio frequency that can be picked up by any professional walkie-talkie. Detecting a line tap by using a tap detector requires a Computer Use check (DC 25).
Receiver Tap: This item can be easily slipped into a telephone handset as a Repair check (DC 5). It broadcasts all conversations over a radio frequency that can be picked up by any professional walkie-talkie. Detecting a receiver tap by using a tap detector requires a Computer Use check (DC 15).
Telephone Line Tracer
Essentially a highly specialized computer, a line tracer hooked to a phone line can trace phone calls made to that line, even if there’s a caller ID defeater hooked up at the other end. All it takes is time.
Operating a line tracer is a full-round action requiring a Computer Use check (DC 10). Success gains one digit of the target phone number, starting with the first number of the area code.
Video Shades
Incorporating a tiny pinhole camera and a microtransmitter, these otherwise ordinary sunglasses see whatever the wearer sees. There are two models—one transmits in black and white and the other in color. They include a microtransmitter with a range of 150 feet.
Professional Equipment
This category covers a wide variety of specialized equipment used by professionals in adventure-related fields.
Some objects contain the tools necessary to use certain skills optimally. Without the use of these items, often referred to as kits, skill checks made with these skills are at a –4 penalty. Skills and the kits they are associated with are listed below. See the descriptions of the kits for additional details. Note that kits should be restocked periodically (purchase DC 5 less than the original purchase DC.
Note that some skills, by their nature, require a piece of equipment to utilize.
| Skill | Associated Item |
|---|---|
| Climb | Climbing gear |
| Craft (chemical) | Chemical kit |
| Craft (electronic) | Electrical tool kit |
| Craft (mechanical) | Mechanical tool kit |
| Craft (pharmaceutical) | Pharmacist kit |
| Craft (structural) | Mechanical tool kit |
| Demolitions | Demolitions kit |
| Disable Device | Car opening kit |
| Electrical tool kit | |
| Lockpick set | |
| Lock release gun | |
| Disguise | Disguise kit |
| Forgery | Forgery kit |
| Investigate | Evidence kit |
| Perform (keyboards) | Instrument, keyboard |
| Perform (percussion) | Instrument, percussion |
| Perform (stringed) | Instrument, stringed |
| Perform (wind) | Instrument, wind |
| Repair | Electrical tool kit |
| Mechanical tool kit | |
| Multipurpose tool | |
| Treat Injury | First aid kit |
| Medical kit | |
| Surgery kit |
Bolt Cutter
An exceptionally heavy wire cutter, a bolt cutter can snip through padlocks or chain-link fences. Using a bolt cutter requires a Strength check (DC 10).
Breaking and Entering Kit
This kit is designed for stealthy individuals who try to get into someplace without being seen and while making minimal noise. It includes a contractor field bag (black), circular glasscutter, boltcutters, car opening kit, contact microphone, penlight, lockpick set, lock release gun, microphone headset (walkie-talkie bought separately), and a multipurpose tool.
Caltrops
Caltrops are four-pronged iron spikes designed so that one prong is pointing up when the caltrop rests on a surface. A character scatters caltrops on the ground to injure opponents, or at least slow them down. One bag of twenty-five caltrops covers a single 5-foot square. Each time a creature moves through a square containing caltrops at any rate greater than half speed, or each round a creature spends fighting in such an area, the caltrops make a touch attack roll (base attack bonus +0). A caltrop deals 1 point of damage on a successful hit, and the injury reduces foot speed to half normal (a successful Treat Injury check, DC 15, or one day’s rest removes this penalty). A charging or running creature must immediately stop if it steps on a caltrop. See the avoid hazard stunt for the effect of caltrops on vehicles.
Capture Kit
This kit is designed for neutralizing and capturing a live, dangerous target. Additional methods of incarceration are up to the hero—cages, lead-lined boxes, etc. The capture kit includes the following items: Mossberg shotgun with 12 beanbag rounds, air rifle, 6 tranquilizer darts (poison or tranquilizers must be bought separately), 2 sets of handcuffs, 25 zip-ties, ketch-all pole, taser, duct tape, net launcher, and an additional net pack.
Car Opening Kit
This set of odd-shaped flat metal bars can be slipped into the window seam of a car door to trip the lock. The DC of a Disable Device check to accomplish this varies with the quality of the lock; see the skill description.
Chemical Kit
A portable laboratory for use with the Craft (chemical) skill, a chemical kit includes the tools and components necessary for mixing and analyzing acids, bases, explosives, toxic gases, and other chemical compounds.
Concertina Wire
So named because it folds up like a squeezebox, concertina wire is the latest generation of barbed wire. It comes in 20-foot-long rolls that are stretch across the surface or fence to be protected. For each 2-foot section that a person tries to cross, he or she must make a Reflex save (DC 15) or take 1d6 points of damage (save for half). Concertina wire has hardness 2, 5 hp, and can only be damaged by slashing weapons or cut with a tool like boltcutters.
Demolitions Kit
This kit contains everything needed to use the Demolitions skill to set detonators, wire explosive devices, and disarm explosive devices. Detonators must be purchased separately.
Disguise Kit
This kit contains everything needed to use the Disguise skill, including makeup, brushes, mirrors, wigs, and other accoutrements. It doesn’t contain clothing or uniforms, however.
Duct Tape
The usefulness of duct tape is limited only by a character’s imagination. Duct tape can support up to 200 pounds indefinitely, or up to 300 pounds for 1d6 rounds. Characters bound with duct tape must make a Strength or Escape Artist check (DC 20) to free themselves.
A roll provides 70 feet of tape, 2 inches wide.
Electrical Tool Kit
This collection of hand tools and small parts typically includes a variety of pliers, drivers, cutting devices, fasteners, power tools, and leads and wires.
Basic: This small kit allows a character to make Repair checks to electrical or electronic devices without penalty.
Deluxe: This kit consists of a number of specialized diagnostic and repair tools as well as thousands of spare parts. It grants a +2 equipment bonus on Repair checks for electrical or electronic devices and allows a character to make Craft (electronic) checks without penalty.
Evidence Kits
Law enforcement agencies around the world use generally the same tools to gather evidence. Having an evidence kit does not grant access to a law enforcement agency’s crime lab; it merely assists in the proper gathering and storing of evidence for use by such a lab. Without an evidence kit, a character receives a –4 penalty to use the collect evidence option of the Investigate skill.
Basic: A basic evidence kit includes clean containers, labels, gloves, tweezers, swabs, and other items to gather bits of physical evidence and prevent them from becoming contaminated.
Deluxe: A deluxe kit includes all the materials in a basic kit, plus supplies for analyzing narcotic substances at the scene and for gathering more esoteric forms of physical evidence such as casts and molds of footprints or vehicle tracks, as well as chemical residues and organic fluids. It also contains the necessary dusts, sprays, brushes, adhesives, and cards to gather fingerprints. It grants a +2 equipment bonus on Investigate checks under appropriate circumstances (whenever the GM rules that the equipment in the kit can be of use in the current situation).
Using a deluxe kit to analyze a possible narcotic substance or basic chemical requires a Craft (chemical) check (DC 15). In this case, the +2 equipment bonus does not apply.
Fake ID
Purchasing a falsified driver’s license from a black market source can produce mixed results, depending on the skill of the forger. Typically, a forger has 1 to 4 ranks in the Forgery skill, with a +1 ability modifier. When a character purchases a fake ID, the GM secretly makes a Forgery check for the forger, which serves as the DC for the opposed check when someone inspects the fake ID. The purchase DC of a fake ID is 10 + the forger’s ranks in the Forgery skill.
Fiend Hunter’s Kit
Considered by some to be the most dangerous of prey, fiends require extreme force and quick thinking to bring down. This kit contains a Beretta M3P shotgun, 10 high-explosive rounds, 10 white phosphorous rounds, 2 white phosphorous grenades, 2 fragmentation grenades, night vision goggles, holy symbols (various faiths), and 5 vials of holy water, all contained in a duffle bag.
First Aid Kit
Available at most drugstores and camping supply stores, this kit contains enough supplies (and simple instructions for their use) to treat an injury before transporting the injured person to a medical professional. A first aid kit can be used to help a dazed, unconscious, or stunned character by making a Treat Injury check (DC 15). A first aid kit can be used only once. Skill checks made without a first aid kit incur a –4 penalty.
Forced Entry Kit
Sometimes it’s necessary to enter an area that someone really doesn’t want you to get into. This kit is not subtle, but effective, relying on battering down doors and blasting holes through walls. Police and military personnel are most likely to use this kit. The forced entry kit contains the following items: Mossberg shotgun with integrated flashlight, 10 high-explosive shells, 5 beanbag rounds, boltcutters, liquid metal embrittlement sprayer, portable ram, sledgehammer (equivalent to warhammer), and chainsaw.
Forgery Kit
This kit contains everything needed to use the Forgery skill to prepare forged items. Depending on the item to be forged, a character might need legal documents or other items not included in the kit.
Generator, Portable
A single cylinder, gas-powered generator on wheels that can produce enough electricity to power a house for eight hours. It requires two gallons of gasoline to operate and is noisy.
Glasscutter, Circular
This special device allows a person to cut through glass panes without cracking or shattering them in the process. It fits onto the glass with a suction cup and has a rotating arm that cuts a hole from 3 to 12 inches in diameter. Once the hole is cut, the suction cup is tugged, pulling out the circle of glass. The user makes a Dexterity check (DC 10) to create a hole without shattering the glass. If the check fails, the glass shatters with a loud crash.
Handcuffs
Handcuffs are restraints designed to lock two limbs—normally the wrists—of a prisoner together. They fit any Medium-size or Small human or other creature that has an appropriate body structure.
Steel: These heavy-duty cuffs have hardness 10, 10 hit points, a break DC of 30, and require a Disable Device check (DC 25) or Escape Artist check (DC 35) to remove without the key.
Zip-Tie: These are single-use disposable handcuffs, much like heavy-duty cable ties. They have hardness 0, 4 hit points, and a break DC of 25. They can only be removed by cutting them off (Disable Device and Escape Artist checks automatically fail).
Headset, Microphone
This is a small, unobtrusive microphone and earphone headset, often hooked up to a professional walkie-talkie or cell phone (which must be purchased separately). It allows a person to keep their hands free while engaging in conversation. Better quality versions also include a small, powerful flashlight attachment or tiny video camera.
Holy Water
Holy water damages undead and evil outsiders almost as if it were acid. Typically, a flask of holy water deals 2d4 points of damage to an undead creature or an evil outsider on a direct hit, or 1 point of damage if it splashes such a creature. Also, holy water is considered blessed, which means it has special effects on certain creatures. A flask of holy water can be thrown as a grenadelike weapon. A flask breaks if thrown against the body of a corporeal creature, but against an incorporeal creature, the flask must be opened and the holy water poured out onto it. Thus, you can only douse an incorporeal creature with holy water if you are adjacent to it. Doing so is a ranged touch attack that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
Hydraulic Compressor
A hydraulic compressor is used to provide power to tools like the jaws of life, jackhammers, pumps, and the like. Without a compressor, many of these items will not operate.
Instrument, Keyboard
A portable keyboard, necessary in order to use the Perform (keyboard instrument) skill.
Instrument, Percussion
A set of drums, necessary in order to use the Perform (percussion instrument) skill.
Instrument, Stringed
An electric guitar, necessary in order to use the Perform (stringed instrument) skill.
Instrument, Wind
A flute, necessary in order to use the Perform (wind instrument) skill.
Jaws of Life
This rescue tool is used by firefighters and aid personnel to pry open the mangled doors of auto accidents. It requires a hydraulic compressor to work, but gives a +10 equipment bonus on Strength checks to open doors, bust through gates, and the like.
Liquid Metal Embrittlement Sprayer
Although superficially resembling a flamethrower, this tool is used to spray a special liquid that makes metal brittle. It has a range of 10 feet and can coat a 5-foot square of metal in one round. After 1d6 x 10 minutes, the liquid reduces the hardness of the metal permanently by half (round down). The tank holds enough liquid to coat 50 square feet of surface. The liquid has no effect on any other type of substance.
Lockpick Set
A lockpick set includes picks and tension bars for opening locks operated by standard keys. A lockpick set allows a character to make Disable Device checks to open mechanical locks (deadbolts, keyed entry locks, and so forth) without penalty.
Lock Release Gun
This small, pistollike device automatically disables cheap and average mechanical locks operated by standard keys (no Disable Device check necessary).
Marbles, Bag of
About two dozen assorted glass spheres in a pouch. Commonly used as a toy, but also useful for checking slopes (just set one down and see which way it rolls) or as a nondamaging alternative to caltrops, one bag covers a 5-foot square. Creatures moving through or fighting in the area must make a Balance check (DC 15) every round they remain within that area or fall prone.
Mechanical Tool Kit
This collection of hand tools and small parts typically includes a variety of pliers, drivers, cutting devices, fasteners, and even power tools.
Basic: This kit, which fits in a portable toolbox, allows a character to make Repair checks for mechanical devices without penalty.
Deluxe: This kit fills a good-sized shop cabinet. It includes a broad variety of specialized hand tools and a selection of high-quality power tools. It grants a +2 equipment bonus on Repair checks for mechanical devices and allows a character to make Craft (mechanical) or Craft (structural) checks without penalty.
Medical Kit
About the size of a large tackle box, this is the sort of kit commonly carried by military medics and civilian EMTs. It contains a wide variety of medical supplies and equipment. A medical kit can be used to treat a dazed, unconscious, or stunned character, to provide long-term care, to restore hit points, to treat a diseased or poisoned character, or to stabilize a dying character (see the Treat Injury skill). Skill checks made without a medical kit incur a –4 penalty.
Multipurpose Tool
This device contains several different screwdrivers, a knife blade or two, can opener, bottle opener, file, short ruler, scissors, tweezers, and wire cutters. The whole thing unfolds into a handy pair of pliers. A multipurpose tool can lessen the penalty for making Repair, Craft (mechanical), Craft (electronic), or Craft (structural) checks without appropriate tools to –2 instead of the normal –4. The tool is useful for certain tasks, as determined by the GM, but may not be useful in all situations.
Pharmacist Kit
A portable pharmacy for use with the Craft (pharmaceutical) skill, a pharmacist kit includes everything needed to prepare, preserve, compound, analyze, and dispense medicinal drugs.
Ram, Portable
This modern ram is the perfect tool for battering down doors. Not only does it give you a +4 circumstance bonus on your Strength check to break open a door, but it allows a second person to help you without having to make an aid another check, adding another +2 bonus to your check.
Road Flare
Road flares are small chemical sticks that produce a brilliant red light. They are lit by striking the cap against the stick. A road flare lasts for an hour before being completely consumed and fills a 5-foot square with flickering red light. Anyone struck with a road flare takes 1d6 points of fire damage. Road flares are sold in packs of three.
Search-and-Rescue Kit
This waist pack contains a first aid kit, a compass, waterproof matches, a lightweight “space” blanket, a standard flashlight, 50 feet of durable nylon rope, two smoke grenades, and one signal flare.
Spike Strip
This device is designed to help the police end car chases. The strip comes rolled in a spool about the size of a small suitcase. Deploy it by rolling it across a roadway, where it lies like a flat, segmented belt. (The user can roll it out onto the road without entering the lane of traffic.) Until the strip is activated, the spikes do not protrude, and cars can pass safely over it. When the user activates it (via a control device attached to the end of the strip by a 10-foot-long cord), the spikes extend.
Each time a creature moves through a square containing an activated spike strip at any rate greater than half speed, or each round a creature spends fighting in such an area, the spike strip makes a touch attack roll (base attack bonus +0). The strip deals 2 points of damage on a successful hit, and the injury reduces foot speed to half normal (a successful Treat Injury check, DC 15, or one day’s rest removes this penalty). Wheeled vehicles passing over the strip are automatically hit—although vehicles equipped with puncture-resistant tires are not affected.
Surgery Kit
About the size of a small backpack, this kit contains the instruments needed for rudimentary emergency field surgery. A surgery kit is used when performing surgery (see the Treat Injury skill). A character performing surgery without a surgery kit takes a -4 penalty on the Treat Injury check. (This penalty is in addition to the -4 penalty that applies if the character does not have the Surgery feat.)
Vampire Slayer’s Kit
This kit is specially tailored for dealing with undead bloodsuckers. Because not all vampires are vulnerable to the same things the kit covers a variety of possiblities. The kit contains the following items: 5 wooden stakes, Mossberg shotgun, 5 white phosphorous shotgun shells, silver holy symbols (various faiths), hand crossbow, 5 bolts with wooden tips, small metal mirror, garlic clove necklace. All this is packaged in an aluminum travel case.
Winch, Portable
This small, portable electrical winch and cable has a solid hook on the end. If properly bolted down (such as being mounted to the front of a vehicle), it has enough strength to pull a car out of a ditch or a small tree out of the ground (an equivalent Strength 30). The cable is 150 feet long and has hardness 4 and 5 hp. The cable can only be damaged with slashing weapons or a boltcutter.
Sports Equipment
Extreme sports and extreme danger go hand-in-hand. The following items are sports and recreational equipment that heroes might use in their adventures.
In-Line Skates
In-line skates allow a character to increase his or her speed by an additional 20 feet per round on level ground and an additional 30 feet per round on a downward slope. The character can only take attack or move actions while using in-line skates (no full-round actions except a double move). If the character attempts any fancy maneuvers, he must make a Balance check (DC 10); the DC can increase based on how difficult the GM determines the maneuver to be. A failed check means that he falls, taking damage as if he fell 10 feet vertically for every 20 feet of movement.
Skateboard
The skateboard has become a ubiquitous part of city living. On level ground, a skateboard increases a person’s speed by an additional 10 feet per round. On a downward slope, this increases by an additional 20 feet per round. The character can only take attack or move actions while riding a skateboard. Any time he does anything fancy, the rider must make a Balance check (DC 15). The DC can increase based on how difficult a maneuver he is attempting. A failed check means that he falls, taking damage as if he fell 10 feet vertically for every 20 feet of movement.
Skis and Snowboards
For game purposes, skis and snowboards operate the same way. When moving downhill on snow or icy terrain, the character’s speed increases by an additional 30 feet per move action (20 feet when using cross-country skis on more-or-less level terrain). A person can only move at half speed while using skis up a slope. Any time the character performs some sort of fancy maneuver, he must make a Balance check (DC 15). The DC can increase based on how difficult a maneuver he is attempting. A failed check means that he falls, taking damage as if he fell 10 feet vertically for every 20 feet of movement. If the character is skiing on fresh snow, this damage is reduced by one die. Ski poles can be used as impromptu weapons.
Survival Gear
Survival gear helps characters keep themselves alive in the great outdoors.
Backpack
This is a good-sized backpack, made of tough water-resistant material. It has one or two central sections, as well as several exterior pockets and straps for attaching tents, bedrolls, or other gear. It can carry up to 60 pounds of gear.
A backpack gives a character a +1 equipment bonus to Strength for the purpose of determining carrying capacity.
Binoculars
Binoculars are useful for watching opponents, wild game, and sporting events from a long distance.
Standard: Standard binoculars reduce the range penalty for Spot checks to –1 for every 50 feet (instead of –1 for every 10 feet). Using binoculars for Spot checks takes five times as long as making the check unaided.
Rangefinding: In addition to the benefit of standard binoculars, rangefinding binoculars include a digital readout that indicates the exact distance to the object on which they are focused.
Electro-Optical: Electro-optical binoculars function the same as standard binoculars in normal light. In darkness, however, users looking through them see as if they had the darkvision ability granted by night vision goggles.
Chemical Light Stick
This disposable plastic stick, when activated, uses a chemical reaction to create light for 6 hours. It illuminates an area only 5 feet in radius. Once activated, it can’t be turned off or reused. The listed purchase DC is for a pack of 5 sticks.
Climbing Gear
All of the tools and equipment that climbing enthusiasts use to make climbing easier and, in some cases, possible, including ropes, pulleys, helmet and pads, gloves, spikes, chocks, ascenders, pitons, a handax, and a harness. It takes 10 minutes to remove the gear from its pack and outfit it for use. Use this gear with the Climb skill.
Compass
A compass relies on the Earth’s magnetic field to determine the direction of magnetic north. A compass grants its user a +2 equipment bonus on Navigate checks.
Fire Extinguisher
This portable apparatus uses a chemical spray to extinguish small fires. The typical fire extinguisher ejects enough extinguishing chemicals to put out a fire in a 10-foot-by-10-foot area as a move action. It contains enough material for two such uses.
Flash Goggles
These eye coverings provide total protection against blinding light.
Flashlight
Flashlights come in a wide variety of sizes and quality levels. Those covered here are professional, heavy-duty models, rugged enough to withstand the rigors of modern adventuring. Flashlights negate penalties for darkness within their illuminated areas.
Penlight: This small flashlight can be carried on a key ring. It projects a beam of light 10 feet long and 5 feet wide at its end.
Standard: This heavy metal flashlight projects a beam 30 feet long and 15 feet across at its end.
Battery Flood: Practically a handheld spotlight, this item projects a bright beam 100 feet long and 50 feet across at its end.
Gas Mask
This apparatus covers the face and connects to a chemical air filter canister to protect the lungs and eyes from toxic gases. It provides total protection from eye and lung irritants. The filter canister lasts for 12 hours of use. Changing a filter is a move action. The purchase DC for one extra filter canister is 6.
GPS Receiver
Global positioning system receivers use signals from GPS satellites to determine the receiver’s location to within a few dozen feet. A GPS receiver grants its user a +4 equipment bonus on Navigate checks, but because the receiver must be able to pick up satellite signals, it only works outdoors.
Map
While a compass or GPS receiver can help characters find their way through the wilderness, a map can tell a character where he or she is going and what to expect when he or she gets there.
Road Atlas: Road atlases are available for the entire United States, showing all major roads in each state. They can also be purchased for most major metropolitan areas, detailing every street in the entire region.
Tactical Map: A tactical map covers a small area—usually a few miles on a side—in exacting detail. Generally, every building is represented, along with all roads, trails, and areas of vegetation. Tactical maps are not available for all areas, and, though inexpensive, they generally have to be ordered from federal mapping agencies (taking a week or longer to obtain).
Mesh Vest
This is a lightweight vest with a series of pockets for items such as a compass, spare ammunition magazines, pressure bandages, and a radio, along with loops for attaching grenades, knives, or tools. It can hold up to 40 pounds of equipment.
A mesh vest provides a +2 equipment bonus to Strength for the purpose of determining carrying capacity.
Portable Stove
This small stove works on kerosene or white gasoline, and can easily be broken down and carried for backpacking.
Rope
Climbing rope can support up to 1,000 pounds.
Sleeping Bag
This lightweight sleeping bag rolls up compactly. It can keep a character warm even in severe weather and can also double as a stretcher in an emergency.
Tent
A tent keeps a character warm and dry in severe weather, providing a +2 equipment bonus on Fortitude saves against the effects of cold weather.
Trail Rations
Trail rations come in a number of commercial options. They all provide the necessary energy and nutrition for survival. The purchase DC given is for a case of 12 meals.
Weapon Accessories
As if modern weapons weren’t dangerous enough, a number of accessories can increase their utility or efficiency.
Box Magazine
For weapons that use box magazines, a character can purchase extras. Loading these extra magazines ahead of time and keeping them in a handy place makes it easy to reload a weapon in combat.
Detonator
A detonator activates an explosive, causing it to explode. The device consists of an electrically activated blasting cap and some sort of device that delivers the electrical charge to set off the blasting cap. Connecting a detonator to an explosive requires a Demolitions check (DC 15). Failure means that the explosive fails to go off as planned. Failure by 10 or more means the explosive goes off as the detonator is being installed.
Blasting Cap: This is a detonator without a built-in controller. It can be wired into any electrical device, such as a light switch or a car’s ignition switch, with a Demolitions check (DC 10). When the electrical device is activated, the detonator goes off.
Radio Control: This device consists of two parts: the detonator itself and the activation device. The activation device is an electronic item about the size of a deck of cards, with an antenna, a safety, and an activation switch. When the switch is toggled, the activation device sends a signal to the detonator by radio, setting it off. It has a range of 500 feet.
Timed: This is an electronic timer connected to the detonator. Like an alarm clock, it can be set to go off at a particular time.
Wired: This is the simplest form of detonator. The blasting cap connects by a wire to an activation device, usually a small pistol-grip device that the user squeezes. The detonator comes with 100 feet of wire, but longer lengths can be spliced in with a Demolitions check (DC 10).
Holster
Holsters are generally available for all Medium-size or smaller firearms.
Hip: This holster holds the weapon in an easily accessed—and easily seen—location.
Concealed Carry: A concealed carry holster is designed to help keep a weapon out of sight (see Concealed Weapons and Objects). In most cases, this is a shoulder holster (the weapon fits under the wearer’s armpit, presumably beneath a jacket). Small or Tiny weapons can be carried in waistband holsters (often placed inside the wearer’s waistband against his or her back). Tiny weapons can also be carried in ankle or boot holsters.
Illuminator
An illuminator is a small flashlight that mounts to a firearm, freeing up one of the user’s hands. It functions as a standard flashlight.
Laser Sight
This small laser mounts on a firearm, and projects a tiny red dot on the weapon’s target. A laser sight grants a +1 equipment bonus on all attack rolls made against targets no farther than 30 feet away. However, a laser sight can’t be used outdoors during the daytime.
Scope
A scope is a sighting device that makes it easier to hit targets at long range. However, although a scope magnifies the image of the target, it has a very limited field of view, making it difficult to use.
Standard: A standard scope increases the range increment for a ranged weapon by one-half (multiply by 1.5). However, to use a scope a character must spend an attack action acquiring his or her target. If the character changes targets or otherwise lose sight of the target, he or she must reacquire the target to gain the benefit of the scope.
Electro-Optical: An electro-optical scope functions the same as a standard scope in normal light. In darkness, however, the user sees through it as if he or she had the darkvision ability granted by night vision goggles.
Speed Loader
A speed loader holds a number of bullets in a ring, in a position that mirrors the chambers in a revolver cylinder. Using a speed loader saves time in reloading a revolver, since a character can insert all the bullets at once.
Suppressor
A suppressor fits on the end of a firearm, capturing the gases traveling at supersonic speed that propel a bullet as it is fired. This eliminates the noise from the bullet’s firing, dramatically reducing the sound the weapon makes when it is used. For handguns, the only sound is the mechanical action of the weapon (Listen check, DC 15, to notice). For longarms, the supersonic speed of the bullet itself still makes noise. However, it’s difficult to tell where the sound is coming from, requiring a Listen check (DC 15) to locate the source of the gunfire.
Modifying a weapon to accept a suppressor requires a Repair check (DC 15). Once a weapon has been modified in this manner, a suppressor can be attached or removed as a move action.
Suppressors cannot be used on revolvers or shotguns. A suppressor purchased for one weapon can be used for any other weapon that fires the same caliber of ammunition.
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