Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Equipment

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Credits
Lead Designer: Jason Bulmahn
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taBLe oF contents
IntroductIon 4 chapter 5: Wondrous Items 204
Introduction 206
chapter 1: arms and armor 6 Belts Slot Wondrous Items 208
Armor 8 Body Slot Wondrous Items 214
Weapons 16 Chest Slot Wondrous Items 220
Firearms 41 Eyes Slot Wondrous Items 224
Fighter Weapon Groups 47 Feet Slot Wondrous Items 228
Special Materials 48 Hands Slot Wondrous Items 234
Primitive Materials 52 Head Slot Wondrous Items 240
Headband Slot Wondrous Items 248
chapter 2: Gear 54 Neck Slot Wondrous Items 254
Adventuring Gear 56 Shoulders Slot Wondrous Items 262
Tools and Skill Kits 76 Wrists Slot Wondrous Items 270
Animals, Mounts, and Related Gear 80 Slotless Wondrous Items 276
Clothing 88
Entertainment and Trade Goods 92 chapter 6: artIFacts and other Items 326
Food and Drink 94 Artifacts 328
Lodging and Services 98 Cursed Items 340
Alchemical Remedies 100 Intelligent Items 352
Alchemical Tools 102
Alchemical Weapons 106 appendIces 360
Poisons 110 Appendix 1: Treasure Generator 360
Appendix 2: Gems and Jewelry 388
chapter 3: maGIc arms and armor 112 Appendix 3: Art Objects 390
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Armor Special Abilities 114
Specific Magic Armor & Shields 124 Index 392
Weapon Special Abilities 134
Specific Magic Weapons 150 open Game LIcense 398
chapter 4: rInGs, rods, and staves 164
Rings 166
Rods 178
Staves 192
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Introduction
Gear is the great equalizer. Whether it’s the sword that Start off by girding yourself for battle with this extensive
makes the pint-sized halfling suddenly the deadliest selection of armors and shields, from familiar favorites like
warrior in a fight, or the armor that lets a human leather armor and plate mail to exotic kikko armor and the
shrug off a giant’s blow, the things we own protect us, help horned madu shield. Also presented for your convenience are
us advance our aims, and allow us to distinguish ourselves rules for getting into and out of armor, masterwork armor,
from the crowd. The items we use define us—for isn’t tool armor for unusual creatures, and more.
use one of the great markers of sentient creatures? Next, choose your weapon with page upon page of weapon
Equipment is especially important to adventurers. A tables and descriptions. Swords and bows, polearms and
wizard may laugh at a warrior for encasing herself in armor firearms—they’re all here, as well as rules for expanded
and relying on sharpened steel to solve her problems—but fighter weapon groups, weapon qualities, and damage for
where would that same wizard be without his staff and weapons of unusual sizes.
magic rings? From the alchemist’s alembics to the rogue’s Lastly, eight pages of special materials ensure that your
lockpicks, all characters in the Pathfinder Roleplaying weapons and armor have mechanics as unique as their
Game rely on equipment and magic items. But with items appearances. Will your armor be made from dragonhide
strewn across various sourcebooks and adventures, it can or adamantine? Angelskin or blood crystal? Perhaps your
be difficult to know where to start. primitive character carries only stone weapons, or bronze?
Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment is your one-stop The choice is yours.
shopping experience for fantasy roleplaying. Inside this
book you’ll find all the gear and magic items previously Chapter 2: Gear
printed in the Pathfinder RPG line—the Core Rulebook,
Advanced Player’s Guide, Ultimate Combat, and Ultimate Magic—
as well as the cream of the crop from items presented in the
Advanced Race Guide, Adventurer’s Armory, the Pathfinder
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design contest, and more. Mixed in with these are a hoard
of brand new items, both magical and mundane, crafted to
help you customize your character or stock a dungeon with
treasures your players have never imagined, but desperately
need. So go on—turn the page, open up the treasure chest,
and see what wonders lie in store.
And remember: when the going gets tough, the tough
buy better swords.
There’s more to adventuring than just weapons and armor,
NavigatiNg this Book and this chapter breaks down the rest of the necessities. First
This book is organized according to equipment type. comes the adventuring gear—a smorgasbord of mundane
Within each chapter, the types are divided even further, items used every day by adventurers of all stripes. Whether
helping you quickly narrow in on precisely what you need. it’s simple things like a backpack or crowbar, or more
Presented here is a brief overview of each chapter. esoteric items like a scabbard with hidden compartments or
fake shoes for laying down false footprints, this chapter has
Chapter 1: arms and armor everything you need to stock your pack, baggage train, or
general store. After this comes specialized gear, including
tools and kits to help you with all manner of skills and
professions. This is followed by mounts and transportation,
ranging from carriages to barding for your riding bat.
Next comes the clothing section, which in addition to
keeping your character from running naked into battle
contains useful items such as skis, masks, and wigs.
Entertainment items offers such things are marked cards
and loaded dice, and trade goods details the livestock,
foodstuffs, and other items you can sell to pay off any
resulting gambling debts. The food and drink section and
the lodging and services section present viands to feast on
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and places to stay when you return from your adventures, Chapter 5: Wondrous items
as well as rates for folks like doctors and lawyers.
After that, things get more exotic. Alchemical
remedies offer more than just antitoxins—who wants
to go adventuring without troll oil or vermin repellent?
Alchemical tools range from glues and solvents to defoliants,
smoke pellets, and glowing ink. Alchemical weapons
include bottled lightning, fireworks, grenades, and more,
and the chapter finishes of with a wide selection of poisons.
Chapter 3: maGiC arms and armor
More than 100 pages of useful and sometimes bizarre magic
items fill this chapter, arranged by magic item slot to help
you ensure you’re wearing as much magic as possible. From
belts and headbands to dryad sandals and nightmare boots, this
section has all the magic you can wear to become a figure of
might and myth, as well as a huge section of non-wearable
magic items, all organized both alphabetically and by price.
Chapter 6: artifaCts and other items
This chapter begins with a huge selection of magical special
abilities that can be applied to armor and shields. Magically
store your animal companion, familiar, or mount in hosteling
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with defiant armor. This section is followed by an extensive
catalog of specific magical armor and shields. After these,
it’s weapon time, again starting with special abilities.
Why settle for a simple +1 longsword when you can have a
heartseeker weapon capable of cutting through concealment?
Last comes an assortment of specific magic weapons.
Chapter 4: rinGs, rods, and staves
Why settle for generic magic items any caster can craft? This
chapter covers rare and precious items with histories spun
into legends, such as the monkey’s paw, the philosopher’s stone,
and the deck of many things. Yet not every artifact or magic item
is the boon it first appears to be—this chapter also presents
a wide array of cursed items that a crooked shopkeeper (or
devious GM) might pass off to player characters as priceless
wonders. Finally, this chapter covers those treasures that
talk back: intelligent items. This last section includes the
rules for creating and using such items, dedicated powers,
personality quirks, and of course a wide selection of specific
intelligent items ready to be dropped in players’ paths.
This chapter presents nearly 50 pages of specific magic rings, appeNdiCes
rods, and staves, organized by type and presented alongside Wrapping up this book is an innovative new system for
handy tables organizing them by monetary value, allowing random treasure generation, designed to help GMs give
you to find gear in your price range at a glance. Whether you’re their players useful items while tightly regulating treasure’s
a monk looking for a magic ring to protect you as you charge value. Following this is a section on valuable art objects, a
unarmored into battle, or a spellcaster eager to dominate the thorough discussion of gems, and a detailed index to help
battlefield with a mighty staff of power, this section is for you. you quickly locate specific topics and items.
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idn’t I tell you not to touch
D
it?” Sajan yelled.
“Who makes a sword that fancy,
puts it on a pedestal, and then expects
no one to touch it?” Lini replied.
Sajan jerked a thumb back over his
shoulder. “Him!”
Behind them, the fire yai roared and
smashed its way through the narrow
alley, its footsteps shaking the ground
behind the fleeing adventurers. A
spiked club the size of a horse carriage
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sending broken stones careening off
into the surrounding forest.
“I still think—” Lini began.
“Think later!” Sajan shouted.
“Run now!”
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Armor
allow them to wear certain armors or even shields without
incurring any arcane spell failure chance for casting spells
For most, armor is the simplest way to protect themselves from their class spell list.
in a world of rampant threats and dangers. Many Casting an Arcane Spell in Armor: A character who casts an
characters can wear only the simplest of armors, and only arcane spell while wearing armor must usually make an
some can use shields. arcane spell failure check. The number in the Arcane Spell
The armor entries on Table 1–1: Armor and Shields Failure Chance column on Table 1–1: Armor and Shields is
contain the following information. the percentage chance that the spell fails and is ruined. If
COST: The cost in gold pieces of the armor for Small or the spell lacks a somatic component, however, it can be cast
Medium humanoid creatures. See Table 1–2: Armor for with no chance of arcane spell failure.
Unusual Creatures for armor prices for other creatures. Shields: If a character is wearing armor and using a
ARMOR/SHIELD BONUS: Each type of armor grants an armor shield, add the two arcane spell failure chances together to
bonus to armor class (AC), while shields grant a shield get a single arcane spell failure chance.
bonus to AC. The armor bonus from a suit of armor doesn’t SPEED: Medium or heavy armor slows the wearer down.
stack with other effects or items that grant an armor The number on Table 1–1: Armor and Shields is the
bonus. Similarly, the shield bonus from a shield doesn’t character’s speed while wearing the armor. Humans, elves,
stack with other effects that grant a shield bonus. In each half-elves, and half-orcs have an unencumbered speed of
armor category (light, medium, or heavy), the armors are 30 feet. They use the first column. Dwarves, gnomes, and
listed in order from worst AC bonus to highest AC bonus. halflings have an unencumbered speed of 20 feet. They
MAXIMUM DEX BONUS: This number is the maximum use the second column. Remember, however, that a dwarf’s
Dexterity bonus to AC that this type of armor allows. land speed remains 20 feet even in medium or heavy armor
Dexterity bonuses in excess of this number are reduced to or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
this number for the purposes of determining the wearer’s Shields: Shields do not affect a character’s speed.
AC. Heavier armors limit mobility, reducing the wearer’s WEIGHT: This column gives the weight of the armor sized
ability to dodge blows. This restriction doesn’t affect any for a Medium wearer. Armor fitted for Small characters
other Dexterity-related abilities. A dash indicates the armor weighs half as much, and armor for Large characters
does not affect a character’s maximum Dexterity bonus. weighs twice as much.
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because of armor, this situation does not count as losing ARMOR SPECIAL FEATURES
his Dexterity bonus to AC. Some armors, particularly those made out of primitive
A character’s encumbrance (the amount of gear carried, materials (see pages 52–53), are inferior compared to
including armor) may also restrict the maximum Dexterity standard equipment. These armors have the fragile
bonus that can be applied to his Armor Class. special feature.
Shields: Shields do not affect a character’s maximum Fragile: Armor with the fragile quality falls apart when
Dexterity bonus, except for tower shields. hit with heavy blows. If an attacker hits a creature wearing
ARMOR CHECK PENALTY: Any armor heavier than leather, as fragile armor with an attack roll of a natural 20 and
well as any shield, applies an armor check penalty to all confirms the critical hit (even if the creature is immune
Dexterity- and Strength-based skill checks. A character’s to critical hits), the armor gains the broken condition. If
encumbrance may also incur an armor check penalty. already broken, the armor is destroyed instead. Fragile
Shields: If a character is wearing armor and using a armor is broken or destroyed by only critical threats that
shield, both armor check penalties apply. are generated by natural 20s.
Nonproficient with Armor Worn: A character who wears Masterwork and magical fragile armor lacks these flaws
armor and/or uses a shield with which he is not proficient unless otherwise noted in the item description or the
takes the armor’s (and/or shield’s) armor check penalty on special material description.
attack rolls as well as on all Dexterity- and Strength-based If armor gains the broken condition in this way, that
ability and skill checks. The penalty for nonproficiency armor is considered to have taken damage equal to half its
with armor stacks with the penalty for shields. hit points +1. This damage is repaired either by something
Sleeping in Armor: A character who sleeps in medium or that addresses the effect that granted the armor the broken
heavy armor is automatically fatigued the next day. He takes condition (like the Field Repair feat from Ultimate Combat)
a –2 penalty on Strength and Dexterity and can’t charge or or the repair methods described in the broken condition
run. Sleeping in light armor does not cause fatigue. (Core Rulebook 566). When an effect that grants the broken
ARCANE SPELL FAILURE CHANCE: Armor interferes with the condition is removed, the armor regains the hit points it
gestures that a spellcaster must make to cast an arcane spell lost when the broken condition was applied. Damage done
that has a somatic component. Arcane spellcasters face the by an attack against armor (such as from a sunder combat
possibility of arcane spell failure if they’re wearing armor. maneuver) cannot be repaired by an effect that removes the
Bards, magi, and summoners have class features which broken condition.
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ARMOR
Table 1–1: Armor and Shields
ARMOR/SHIELD MAX ARMOR ARCANE SPELL SPEED WEAPONS
LIGHT ARMOR PRICE BONUS DEX BONUS CHECK PENALTY FAILURE CHANCE 30 FT. 20 FT. WEIGHT1
Haramaki 3 gp +1 — 0 0% 30 ft. 20 ft. 1 lb. SPECIAL
MATERIALS
Padded 5 gp +1 +8 0 5% 30 ft. 20 ft. 10 lbs.
Quilted cloth 100 gp +1 +8 0 10% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lbs.
Silken ceremonial 30 gp +1 — 0 0% 30 ft. 20 ft. 4 lbs.
Lamellar cuirass 15 gp +2 +4 0 5% 30 ft. 20 ft. 8 lbs.
Leather 10 gp +2 +6 0 10% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lbs.
Parade 25 gp +3 +5 –1 15% 30 ft. 20 ft. 20 lbs.
Studded leather 25 gp +3 +5 –1 15% 30 ft. 20 ft. 20 lbs
Wooden 20 gp +3 +3 –1 15% 30 ft. 20 ft. 25 lbs.
Chain shirt 100 gp +4 +4 –2 20% 30 ft. 20 ft. 25 lbs.
Lamellar (leather) 60 gp +4 +3 –2 20% 30 ft. 20 ft. 25 lbs.
MEDIUM ARMOR
Armored coat 50 gp +4 +3 –2 20% 20 ft. 15 ft. 20 lbs.
Hide 15 gp +4 +4 –3 20% 20 ft. 15 ft. 25 lbs.
Do-maru 200 gp +5 +4 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 30 lbs.
Kikko 30 gp +5 +4 –3 20% 20 ft. 15 ft. 25 lbs.
Lamellar (horn) 100 gp +5 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 30 lbs.
Scale mail 50 gp +5 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 30 lbs.
Agile breastplate 400 gp +6 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 25 lbs.
Breastplate 200 gp +6 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 30 lbs.
Chainmail 150 gp +6 +2 –5 30% 20 ft. 15 ft. 40 lbs.
Four-mirror 45 gp +6 +2 –5 30% 20 ft. 15 ft. 45 lbs.
Lamellar (steel) 150 gp +6 +3 –5 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 35 lbs.
Mountain pattern 250 gp +6 +3 –4 30% 20 ft. 15 ft. 40 lbs.
HEAVY ARMOR
Banded mail 250 gp +7 +1 –6 35% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 35 lbs.
Kusari gusoku 350 gp +7 +1 –7 35% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 45 lbs.
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Lamellar (iron) 200 gp +7 +0 –7 40% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 50 lbs.
Splint mail 200 gp +7 +0 –7 40% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 45 lbs.
Tatami-do 1,000 gp +7 +3 –6 35% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 45 lbs.
Agile half-plate 850 gp +8 +0 –7 40% 20 ft.3 15 ft.3 55 lbs.
Half-plate 600 gp +8 +0 –7 40% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 50 lbs.
Lamellar (stone) 500 gp +8 +0 –7 40% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 45 lbs.
O-yoroi 1,700 gp +8 +2 –6 35% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 45 lbs.
Full plate 1,500 gp +9 +1 –6 35% 20 ft.2 15 ft.2 50 lbs.
Stoneplate 1,800 gp +9 +1 –6 35% 15 ft.2 10 ft.2 75 lbs.
SHIELDS
Buckler 5 gp +1 — –1 5% — — 5 lbs.
Klar 12 gp +1 — –1 5% — — 6 lbs.
Light steel quickdraw 59 gp +1 — –2 5% — — 7 lbs.
Light steel 9 gp +1 — –1 5% — — 6 lbs.
Light wooden quickdraw 53 gp +1 — –2 5% — — 6 lbs.
Light wooden 3 gp +1 — –1 5% — — 5 lbs.
Madu (leather) 40 gp +1 — –2 5% — — 5 lbs.
Madu (steel) 50 gp +1 — –2 5% — — 6 lbs.
Heavy steel 20 gp +2 — –2 15% — — 15 lbs.
Heavy wooden 7 gp +2 — –2 15% — — 10 lbs.
Tower 30 gp +44 +2 –10 50% — — 45 lbs.
EXTRAS
Armor spikes +50 gp — — — — — — +10 lbs.
Locked gauntlet +8 gp — — Special N/A5 — — +5 lbs.
Shield spikes +10 gp — — — — — — +5 lbs.
1 Weight figures are for armor sized to fit Medium characters. Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much, and armor
fitted for Large characters weighs twice as much.
2 When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.
3 When running in agile half-plate, you can still move quadruple your speed, instead of the normal triple speed for heavy armor.
4 A tower shield can instead grant you cover. See the description.
5 Hand not free to cast spells.
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